wet leaves underfoot – v5

suddenly feeling the call
drawn to the woods, urgently,
to leave the office space
the chair where I was writing,
to breathe wet air, to drink,
going outside in the mist
out beyond the edge of the yard…
 
stepping from the grass
wet leaves underfoot
a soft, muted carpet
colors fading, autumn,
browns and pale yellows
but revived by the water,
evergreens and mosses vibrant, alive…
 
the woods beyond, as if behind a curtain
another realm, another dimension
in the awakening, the journey,
the revealing to me
sharing its secrets
deep into autumn
the clocks soon to fall back…
 
damp woods, clouds
color saturated, bleeding,
intense, urgent
almost iridescent, bright,
giving to my lens, my camera,
to my presence
wanting me to see fully…
 
light bursting forth, shining,
from leaves, moss, from rock,
drawn out by the water
a different color spectrum
revealing the secrets hidden
sharing something special
beauty in the commonplace…                     
 
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Edited January 24, 2024
Wet leaves underfoot – v5
 
edited November 7, 2018
wet leaves underfoot – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/wet-leaves-underfoot-v4.html
edited November 5, 2018
wet leaves underfoot – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/wet-leaves-underfoot-v3.html
edited November 5, 2018
wet leaves underfoot – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/wet-leaves-underfoot-v2.html
edited/merged November 4, 2018
a wet forest – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-wet-forest-v2.html
November 4, 2018
wet leaves underfoot
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/wet-leaves-underfoot.html
November 4, 2018
a wet forest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-wet-forest.html
woods on Central Street
in Millinocket, Maine
11/3/18
 
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