River City

My ears filled with a symphony of music with nature as its grand orchestra. Leaves delicately rustle in the passing wind, in constant motion like electrons of an atom. Crickets and grasshoppers play their violins and cellos, adding to the symphonic effect. Detached from the branch, a leaf floats on the air, light as a feather; if not for gravity, it could float forever. One single small ripple in the water as the leaf settles lightly upon its surface. Water grass emerges from the water in small tufts, suburbs to the water grass city farther upstream. The city is densely packed with inhabitants; the water cannot be seen through it. Slowly, the leaf floats away from the suburb, the sailboat making its way downstream, led by the tortoise-slow rivers flow. The water is speckled with people, also floating on downstream, enjoying the peaceful slow ride. A dragonfly flies overhead, silent and swift, a bright blue, landing on a tall grass. A large mass of cotton like seeds tops the grass, a snowcap to the cities mountain. All the while, warmth flows through me as I watch this setting, the sun pouring its splendid rays upon the earth. The scene allowed me to calm from the inside out, to reach out from myself and experience natures beauty, no matter how small.