like thoreau
like some feathered youth
of summers
long
long ago
i walk these woods
eyes
wide open
heart
eager to know

breathless wonder
nature's mirror
see myself
reflected whole
long moments
so precious
delicious
to the soul

shake the fabric
of the false self
bright spirit
flutters free
giddy with relief

transparent test
link
with eternity
refreshed
vision
quest