Sunlight and Trees

By Ray Wieland, WI

Birds and I sing together, 

        I dance with grass – I climb the trees.

Squirrels and I, we run as one

        Flowers, weeds, they go along

Me and Sun, we fall in time 

        Dark, cold, and alone. Where’s the path?

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This is written in a Korean poetic form called Sijo. It is about getting lost in childhood joy and slowly growing out of it as you get older.