-These Get-A-Ways Always Go Too Fast-

“Keep close to Nature’s Heart,

And break clear away once in a while,

And climb a mountain,

Or spend a week in the woods,

To wash your spirit clean.”

John Muir

Music:  Beautiful Times

I first read Muir’s words

When I was a young child

And I still believe in his advice

I still break away once in a while

Nature’s Heart, is the place that I still love

It allows me, to escape our very hectic world

A week in the woods, is always so refreshing

Just relaxing, letting Nature’s wonders unfurl

These days, I take along a few of my loyal canines

They, too, seem to revel in our Nature Get-A-Ways

We either camp in my tent, or we stay in a log cabin

Delighting in the sights and sounds around us every day

No traffic noises, no computers, no telephones or television

Instead of an alarm clock, the forest birds awaken us at dawn

We hike, and we swim, and we fish, and we rejuvenate our souls

Here in Nature’s Heart, where all of our cares are very quickly gone

I hope to spend the rest of my days, heeding the sage words of John Muir

Breaking clear away from the hectic modern world that is often so depressing

And I already look forward to my next break-away, and my next spirit cleansing

When my dogs and I can re-connect with Nature’s Heart - to me, a real blessing

©July 2013, Mr. Ed