Forest Sounds Poem by Barbara Haskell

When all the noise, the clamor,
the busyness of life,
weighs down upon my soul,
I long for the serenity that can be found
high in the mountains, among the majestic trees,
where I love to hear the forest sounds.
I happily exchange the raucousness of cars
and the incessant ringing of the phone
for the clamor of the squirrels,
the owl's solemn cries, the wind as it moans
and the chorus of the crickets, singing lullaby's.