A footprint in the mud Overflowing with water A monotone grey sky Pours a calm steady rain Small eyes glitter In the hollows of a tree The air is cool But does not bite I lose myself As I wander the woods A path less trodden But not by much I examine my thoughts But find nothing of note So I leave my head be To kick at the puddles In one such I find A small twig of pine And roll it back and forth Feeling the sap coat my fingers As I continued to walk And play with the twig Something profound Washed over me as the rain A feeling, a sense Perhaps even a smell But there was no thought No philosophy, no revelation Just a fullness that came With simply being In and of itself