landscape

find a country road to walk.

watch the landscape.

the tall grass, stone walls,

quarter horses in the pasture.

appreciate the air.

with its hints of alfalfa,

and hay and soil.

notice the trees.

their size, how they bloom,

what they've shed.

turn to the sky.

count the clouds,

admire their shape,

but continue to walk.

your surroundings

as fresh memories.

yet you are still with them.