Nature's Secrets

David Lanier
It must be just a state of mind,

but to think it is to do it.

The urge to get away and find,

an out of the way secret pond,

is an irresistible force,

for which there is but one answer.

Let your imagination be your guide,

let your child like urge get you there.

Throw off the winters discontent,

with the first breath of spring,

and find what incredible

pleasure it will bring.

The fruits of expectation

must be your own.

Seek out the secret

ponds in the mountains.

Do it quickly, very quickly,

those secret places are

born, grow, and die, in the

twinkle of an eye these days.

The fruits of natures labors

are sought, reaped, and

harvested by other eager men.

By the time i get there

i find the secret out of the way

ponds are gone, secrets no more.

I know before i begin the search,

the place is nestled deep

in a stand of yellow birch,

where two splits of ridge neck down

to a small chuckling, laughing brook.

The wild beaver have created

digs here, for their long

winter under the ice.

Continuously rebuilding the dam,

carving out their life from the forest,

but even the beaver change.

The little ponds don't last forever.

So, i love to get out to the

out of the way secret places

while i am able,

before i fade away and die,

like the little secrets of nature.

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Published by David Lanier

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grew up working in the family business. Worked at the Grand Canyon in'93, and fell in love with the power of nature. Spent some time in the Army. Married for a few ye...  View profile

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  • Devrie Wise11/19/2010

    Lovely poem. It puts "nature's secret" into a frame forever to live with each of us, as we do all die and fade. :( Thanks for writing and sharing your work with us.

  • Orchiolum11/17/2010

    I love nature's secrets.

  • K English11/16/2010

    Beautiful. Bravo!

  • Don Rothra11/15/2010

    Nice work.

  • Jolynne M Hudnell11/14/2010

    Very nice! I have a spot in the rolling fields I love to sit and think, near the woods where I like to go hike, with a small wetland area.

  • Kim Smith11/12/2010

    Well said!!!

  • rama devi nina11/10/2010

    Very nice. I love solitude in nature more than just about anything!!

  • Peter Flom11/10/2010

    Lovely.

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