This isn't a poem -- it's just some thoughts I scribbled out in a journal that I keep my thoughts in. Don't ask me why I wanted to share it with y'all....I don't know. Let's just say ~~I wanted to.
"I should really be in bed, sound asleep, dreaming of sugar plum fairies or something, but the Delta Breezes have cooled off the night and I find myself not wanting to go inside right now. I've been listening to the Owls and the Puma, and watching the deer come down out of the woods and cut across the complex, to drink from the small creek that's at the edge of the wetlands. The owls sound like they've set-up a night time sentry. It seems like there's one on each building around me. Number 1 will hoot his call, and, one by one, the others follow suit. Back to number 1, who starts it over again -- and again and again.
I have always loved living in this little cottage as I'm closer to the woods above us. I didn't realize that Puma were night creatures, but I can faintly hear them calling out into the night. They don't generally come down out of the woods, but there are a few spots you can go sit and watch them with binoculars during the day.
My goodness!! The crickets are REALLY playing those fiddles on their backs tonight!!! They haven't been out for quite awhile.
Listening to Mother Nature is a wonderful way to relax and let the night come upon you. I have always been an "outdoor" person but being out here as night falls or as day breaks, is so very comforting to me. I guess it could be compared to your lover taking you into his/her arms and just holding you. There's a wonderful, secure, everything's alright feeling at those times. There's no need for words, you "just know." To me, some of the best times of my life have been spent silently in my lovers arms at sunrise or in the dark of night, listening to and feeling Mother Nature and her handiwork.
With things the way they are in our world today, everyone needs some form of security. A sense that even though all hell may have broken loose, there is still something we can count on being there to center us. I can't imagine not having this. My lover may not be here to wrap his warm, loving arms around me all the time, but I have Mother Nature. I let my mind drift off into all of Her splendor and I can feel those strong, warm arms around my shoulders or my waist. It's then that I know all is as well as it possibly can be and I know that I can handle another day.
With that said ~~~ I'm going to bed.
Sweet dreams my friends!! Good night Mother Nature!!!
Much love,
Moki
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