NATURE’S BEAUTY By Sanjana Chillarege OCTOBER 7, 2015
Adventure I am s p r e a d o u t, ready to take flight I feel the wind blowing through me The breeze throws me forward The branch I was stuck to suddenly releases me as I leap for my voyage I am momentarily suspended in the air And then The air gushes through me as I plunge to the earth's surface I pass by the my friends who weren’t brave enough, but their time will come soon The soft grass goes right through me I am stuck, caught in the blades of grass while the wind still tries to pull me away My time was short, but the experience was worth it Now I wait and watch others do the same What am I? I am a leaf with a hole in it.
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Sunrise It is dark The forest is thick I can't see the light And I have been here all night
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California Dream Fruit Nature is all around me Fruits and herbs surround me Apples, Lemons, Rosemary and Thyme Olives, Figs, Pomegranates and Lime And then there are those grapes The ones with the assigned shapes The grape vines grow on structured posts In the night those posts look like ghosts At those grapes I gaze Those purple dots in the haze Until it is broken by the light rays I watch them in a daze From far it looks like a maze In the background you hear the horse neighs I watch the grapes and its ways I could observe them for days And then my attention will break Crack! As I start looking at a cake And then it hits me Smack! I was supposed to stay awake! Recording Link: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0e9Au6bdOMb
Following the Light I follow the light Watch how it climbs, turns and falls I keep an eye on it Watch it balance on the peak Watch it hide in the crevice It flows like water in a stream It suddenly appears like popcorn in a machine Light is a sneaky fox Light is a spreading fan I watch it wander through the trees I cannot place it yet I follow it
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