NathanielFlyingOwl

Alongside the morning sun, the pale moon still glows And I rise, listening t the stream as it flows As it sings in harmony with the verdant forest boughs Rising to my feet, for a moment I stand still Listening as a zephyr dances where it will Standing awestruck by the spring's vast poetic skill And songbirds sing as each flower begins to grow As the light mist vanishes from the lake The sorrow deep within my soul I try to shake But the ripples in the water soothe my heartache And for the briefest of moments, God's mercy shows

As in the morn, the gentle light of dawn Begins and pushes forth, it shines with zeal Upon the waking peepers of a fawn Her blooming life the dark has yet to steal Observing what the morning light reveals She starts to walk beside the mother doe Along the meadow's edge to find a meal As in the distance, river water flows She witnesses a bird upon a bough A creature black amid the forest green Before she takes another step, the crow Departs and leaves behind the lovely scene A movement comes so quick, she cannot run In but a second has the cougar won