He lost his way
in the old wood
loving the trees
loving the late
watching a brook
tawny the stones
until it took him
to a pond.
He sat there still
a long time.
The last light touched him
trembling his curls.
And he watched a bat
slake its thirst
as it flit to the water
tiny tongue extended.
His arms reached
about a tree:
He felt the bark
against his cheek.
Then he found
a forgotten path
and he ran and he ran
all the way home.
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