Halloween Silliness

Walking Companion – Poetry for a Sunday Night

Walking Companion

My staff called me today

It needed to feel the earth

Instead of the floor

of the corner

where it quietly waited

And so we walked

Into the woods

Among the trees and their falling leaves

And we felt the earth beneath us

Instead of the floor

We wandered meandering paths

Up and down

There and back

Leaving behind civilization for a time

Surrounded by nature’s majesty

Simpler sounds silenced mental clamor

Peace and joy returned

And on the walk home

I thanked my staff for calling me

To feel the earth once more

                                                                        © 10/11/2015 Lauren Swartzmiller