A fresh morning breeze strokes
the slender fingers of willows.
They undulate vertically
above the small pond.
They return old memories
of my twelve-year-old self,
when I expertly climbed
their thick, spreading limbs;
seeking refuge and solitude
in a secret, higher place
to think about important matters:
like the death of my grandpa,
and how high above the blue sky
heaven might be,
and if he can hear me
from up here.
© 2022 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Cascade, Michigan
2. Thornapple River - Ada Dam - Kent County - Michigan
3. Blythefield Memory Gardens - Kent County - Michigan
"A fresh morning breeze strokes
ReplyDeletethe slender fingers of willows.
They return old memories
of my twelve-year-old self,..."
~ from: "A Higher Place" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-higher-place.html