Gentle Elevation - with audio

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Walking long in the majestic woods

Cabins watching like men in hoods

Eyes unfolding mysteries o’er the sandy path

Conifers, Pines, Oaks, and deep green undergrowth

Angelic Sunlight reaches down through leafy branches

Kind words, knowing smiles, hushed voices, a Blue Jay dances

Love is given and taken in the rich mountain air

Woodpeckers overhead work and play with equal flair

Tap tap tap tap tap, flying, sailing, diving, chattering

A pond in the distance, surface rippling, hardly noticing

Peaceful thoughts in the day’s hot fractured light

Sounds of mice in the ceiling, mountain lion’s cries in the night

Cold dark restless outside, inside quiet prayers, bodies calm

Blanketed sleep, murmuring softly, popping flames charm and warm

Coffee and eggs, with sleepy happy faces

Packing and cleaning then on to other places

Oh gentle elevation touched by descending cloudy vapors

Each heart beats out a song, singing of your stunning favors

Farewell to all creatures, wildflowers and living things so pretty

Down the winding ways speed we away toward the distant city