A pretty, dappled morning
Dirt road sun-speckled
Trees looming overhead
Some campsites showing
Thin wisps of white-grey smoke
Left from last night’s fire
Walk down to the beach
Already attracting kids
On this warm summer morn
Lake surrounded by forest
Only the swimming buoys
Disrupt the pristine view
Fog lingers at the far edges
Slowly, two whitetail deer
Retreat from their drinking
The quiet of the morning
Rapidly replaced by
Cries of excited play
This reminds me so much of the lakes here, surrounded by trees, peace and widlife. But hearing children's giggles and sharing laughter is such a beautiful noise at times, too.
ReplyDeleteLovely prose.
nice...i love camping so i really enjoyed the awakening in your world...
ReplyDeleteI wanna go! I wanna go!
ReplyDeleteMe too! I wanna be there. Why am I in this ugly office with my window rattling from passing trucks? Is this life? Nah....it's just a paycheck. Enjoy Bubba.
ReplyDeletea peaceful scene you have shown us here. we camped on Myrtle beach in June and that is how it was. I want to be there now...
ReplyDeletegiggles and camping go hand in hand! Lovely piece Eric!
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