Forest Floor

Forest Floor

Dampened needles

and cooling mists;
Sunlight filters
through turns and twists.

Tiny turtles
and shiny fish;
A mirror pool
to make a wish.

Rocks and trees
to climb so high;
Stretching arms
grasp the sky.

Crowns of thistle
and staffs of stick;
A secret world
leaves a boy transfixed.

K.M. 2009