I Went for a Hike in Nature
By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate
The first thing I did
was spill coffee
on the rock I was standing on.
Let that be my blessing
Then, I took pictures with my phone
and tried to send them to a friend
but there is no wi-fi at the edge of the lake.
Let that be my lesson
So close and yet so far
from civilization. The birds!
The birds are speaking.
Let that be my poem
They sing of creation and renewal
and their tweets are the only ones
in this world worth a listen.
Let that be my story