THE WOODS – Elsie Kain

Elsie Kain

THE WOODS

No laughter No voices No sounds but the pair of bare feet hitting the ground Step after step, after step, after step Limbs of bark sweep to the ground as their bodies stand tall Layers of moss hide the ground below No rain has fallen yet the grass and flowers show the tiny droplets yearning for the company of another

The wood was silent The wood was full of life Yet the wood was loud

Toads croak their melancholy song in a way of harmony As birds flutter and gossip under the morning sun No sounds could be heard Languages surround the forest But the languages fell on deaf ears Not needing the noise only the beauty and with it the silence

Orchard Park Middle School Grade 7