Park Sonnet

I love poetry.

I love reading it and writing it, though I have much less experience making my own poems.

Today I decided to practice a poetic exercise in which I wrote a sonnet inspired by my recent adventures in the wooded park near my home. I hope you will enjoy it!

I stroll down to the forest in the rain,

The leaves have changed and they drift through the air,

When I walk into my wooded domain,

I feel as if nothing can harm me there.

A tree stump guards the entrance to the park,

A ring of mushrooms decorate its neck,

A leopard slug climbs up its textured bark,

It goes unseen unless you think to check.

I breathe in the damp scent of the rich earth,

Sitting upon a mossy fallen log,

Do others appreciate the great worth,

Of the creatures that come out in the fog?

Come sit upon this mossy log with me,

I hope you will also see the beauty!