Come walk this path with me
through wooded quiet calm.
It will lend its peace to you.
Canopy of green leaves gleam
as sunlight filters through.
Come walk this path with me.
Morning’s quiet coolness
will ease and soothe the soul.
It will lend its peace to you.
Some call it forest bathing,
five senses engaged in meditation.
Come walk this path with me.
Immerse ourselves knowing
Earth’s beauty nurtures best.
It will lend its peace to you.
Escape the city’s frenzy
find nature’s solemnity.
Come walk this path with me,
it will lend its peace to you.

NAPOWRIMO Day 22. Prompt is to write a Villanelle. Photo from a vacation we took some years ago.
Villanelle: A French verse form consisting of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain. The first and third lines of the first stanza repeat alternately in the following stanzas. And these two lines form the final couplet in the quatrain. It’s a poetic sudoku!

So peaceful. Indeed a forest bathing. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you! So glad you enjoyed.
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So soothing, peaceful and calming… I would gladly walk this path with you .. thank you
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Soooo happy you’re reading my poetry, Adda. Thank you!
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First rate, Lill! Again, you beat me to it!😊
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Thank you! PS: I’m a VERY early riser!
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Absolutely sublime
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Thank you so much~
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Lill, Where was that lovely photo taken? Joyce Pittman
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At Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Ohio! When we visited our neice, Kim. She’s a history professor at Kent State.
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Very peaceful, Lill!
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It was indeed! Glad that came across in the poem.
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You’re welcome!
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Love the refrain
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Thank you, Melanie. So glad you enjoyed!
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