The Valley

 

I am a place

where each winter morn

I capture the mist

and hold it close to my heart.

 

I am a place

where a watery serenade

sweeps

winds

and wanders

through me.

 

I am a place

of rest and refuge

where macropods graze lazily

and doze on afternoon green.

 

I am a place

safe haven

shelter from storms

for jumpers, bounders, croakers,

shufflers and those that fly

day . . . or night.

 

I am a place

where humans also come

to watch and whisper

to marvel

at the wonder . . .

I am.

 

 © Corinne Fenton