6.Because I hear the sound of a hover-fly stationed in air
I do not hear the sound of my own feet covering the path.
10.Because I taste the first of the blackberries
I do not lift the last of the raspberries from the woodland edge.
11.Because I touch the curled epidermis of birch
I do not notice the dove's feather lodged in the thorn.
17.Because I stop and stare back along the path so far to have travelled
I do not stare (look) forwards with so far to go.
22.Because I see the heron standing on a stone midstream
I do not notice the minnow darting in limpid green.
27.Because I perceive waves of air cascading through high leaves
I do not notice the roots of willow pulled upwards by the wind.
28.Because I feel the roots of pine on the path lifting my heel
I do not notice the tapping of raindrops on sloping leaves.
Colin, Hello;
These I like in particular.
These are simpler, and not unduly stretched.
c s shah
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