A Walk In Familiar Woods Poem by Chris Embrick

Early I walked deep into familiar woods
To satisfy my childhood notions
Fresh air always seems to do me good
And nature best at calming my emotions
The forest a respite for my soul
A place to steal away from life's commotions
So today, I took a longer stroll
Despite the morning fog and rain
Anything to hinder growing old
And take my mind off these aches and pains
Oh, to be a child again, only if I could
But to be born again I know would be vain
It seems like only yesterday, these memories of childhood
When I played among the trees in these familiar woods.