I like to be amongst the woods <br />In shaded places <br />With a suggestion of sunshine <br />Where the birds sing high in the treetops <br />And hopes soar alongside; <br />I like to be in quiet places <br />Where footsteps are dampened <br />And strident voices not heard <br />Where the kingdom belongs to someone else <br />And not us; <br />Where breezes carelessly play through the leaves <br />Where thick boughs hang imperious <br />In their maturity; <br />Where the test of time has been stood <br />And peace still exists; <br />I like to be amongst the woods <br />Where the oak rings lie hidden <br />In gnarly trunks <br />And the squirrel dashes with the hare <br />Where there are soothing things everywhere; <br />I like to be amongst the woods<br /><br />Paul Gerard Reed<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/amongst-the-woods/
