Fresh clear stream clambers over rocks

And giggles its way through the forest glade

Wildflowers explode in a rainbow of colour

There’s no one here but me

And the stream, and the infinite sky

The forest in all the shades of green

Surrounding my solitude

It is easy to feel lonely

In the noise and the crowd

So many people and no one connecting

But in solitary bliss

I connect at last

To the silent peace

To that which is more vital

Than a million empty words

I want to laugh with the waters

Sing with the birds

Run with the rabbits and deer

Through the maze of trees

I want to catch the wind and fly

Into that infinite sky

And worship my Creator

With heart and soul