The beauty of nature

I went to Lake Bonny Park [or Circle B Bar Reserve] for this field trip, and I stayed there for at least 45 minutes.

The trees stand tall
looking down at me
Skinny and empty till the very top
filled with leaves
Our Father looking down at me
Filled with mercy and grace
while I on earth a sinner

Pine needles are gathered
and litter the sides of the pathway
grouped in some spots and
seperated in the others
God makes our path
and we break it apart
and walk our own way

Caterpillars building nets
to protect itself
while changing and becoming
a beautiful butterfly
The Lord weens us on
His spiritual milk and protects us
until we are ready to pull off and trust Him

When I went to Lake Bonny Park I went with Josh Morway.  I reread Hass's poem and it really didn't make a difference to me reading that poem putside.  The poem was more about places and things I couldn't see at Lake Bonny Park.  The pathway at Lake Bonny Park was very weird.  One side was beautiful trees and the other side was run down apartments.  At the end I sort of wished I went to the nature preserve where it would have been more surrounded by nature.  But it was cool because on the one side it was beautiful and you could see God's creation and on the other side to me it reminded me of Hass's poem that today we are dirty and mean to our environment and what God has given us.  I am not saying that because there was no like dump or anything it just wasn't the prettiest sight compared to the nature.  While walking on the path I was reminded of all the things that can symbolize God's love for us.  That is where the inspiration for my poem mostly came from.  I read all the directions from Professor Corrigans list of things to do, but I forgot to go in the evening or morning when it's cooler, so the sun was pretty hot on us, but other than that I enjoyed the park a lot! Also with the park it was right by the road so it was really hard to hear and I really love the sounds of nature and the silence.  So when we were asked to sit in silence and stillness it was really hard to tune out the noise around.  It could have also been thoguh that I was really distracted with the whole day in my head.  But it helped to clear my mind and concentrate on something other than what happened in the day and the night before.