Call of the Wild

In silence, I walk your sacred ground,
Beneath the bough of birch and pine,
To a world you guard courageously,
So far away from mine,

There is wisdom in your watchful gaze,
You stand undaunted by my stare,
With truth reounding from your spirit,
Through the night winds, like a prayer,

You sense my footsteps gather closer,
And question, should you remain?
Will you survive the presence,
Of this stranger, uninvited to your domain?

l marvel at your beauty,
And cry as you slowly leave,
With a call from your soul pleading,
" Let my wild heart run free "

~Author Unknown~