tracks – Leaf And Twig

Nature Writer

the dog tromps and romps
her tracks leave
a story of joy

adding our tracks
to the worn path
alone together

through the heart
of the valley
travels the river and train

black tracks
cutting through the cold
heading home

ride the rails
out of winter’s shadows
into light and the beginnings of green

At the onset the way seems straight forward
but just out of sight are the dips, rises, swerves and curves
that transform a trip into a journey.

Morning light reveals
hooves crossing the bridge from the forest into the yard
during the quiet of the night.