- Forest of Silence
Winter skies dip in between tall pine trees.
Swirling gray-tinted clouds
search the Bavarian forest’s branches
with filtering fingers of light.
Peering out the window,
we view our own Currier and Ives;
in the distance, on the hillsides,
smoke curls from little chimneys.
Bundled up, we walk the forest trails,
unsure of where they may take us.
Now, years later, I remember
the frozen road fork where you chose
to take a separate trail.
Alone, I find that nature’s quiet comfort
brings forth thoughts of peace—
Now and then, I still walk through
my forest in silence.
