I wrote this poem almost 40 years ago when I was in high school. Read it slow to really understand it. I hope you like it. Keith

A Tribute to the Woods

As I was running through the woods … with no shoes upon my feet,
I slid down a muddy hillside … and landed upon my seat.
I sat there in bewilderment … for I thought I had die,
But then I got up laughing … and I laughed until I cried.
I then started thinking … which some it’s hard for me,
About what this place will be like … in a year, or two, or three?
Will it always be this beautiful … as it is here today?
Or will the trees all die … and the woods be cleared away?
And what about the animals … for this is their home?
Will they get to stay here … or will someplace else they’ll have to roam?
And what about the little brook … that seems to run so free?
Will it keep on running … Will it always be?
As I am running through this woods … feeling so happy and free,
I’m wondering if my eyes … will ever again this woods see?


Hollis Keith Harrell 1969

well done, and weclome to mingle!!

Ohhh yes u captured a kid in the woods perfectly!