Woodland

Dappled sunlight flickers through the branches

specks of dust and leaves floating in the breeze

a blanket of silence fills the forest air

broken only, as a startled deer flees.

the forest floor is carpeted in blue

as I slowly walk along the wooded way

birds and animals active all around me

never seen, but watching me as they play.

a set of wings fly silently passed me

as with elegance, the creature glides on

only the movement of air is left behind

before you know it, the spectacle is gone.

the sudden crack of a twig beneath my foot

sounds so loud amongst the woodland scene

it echoes around the many ancient trees

silence wrapping it up in forest green.

© Lissie Bull 2019