Familiar landscapes

Small green blades poke the soles of my feet

The soil moist and dewy from recent rains

The wetness sticks to my feet and ankles

This sensation usually bothers me but, today I enjoy it

My legs lead me down a familiar path

One I have walked since 5 years of age

The wild green overgrown grass

endless in its pursuits to conquer whatever is in its view

I wander into it ,letting it swallow me whole

brief moments of stillness

allow the ears to hear the lively echoes of the ecosystem

my eyes watch the once muted hues become illuminated by the sun

wanting so badly to become

the vibrant green and crass yellow colors that paint the land

I climb the almost rotted-wood ladder to the top of the deer blind

the structure misshapen and warped from years of rain and sun exposure

I sit on the red chipped platform

drinking in the sight

the perspective

the beauty

the appreciation

of being surrounded by so much life and light

blissfully enchanted that this is my home.