I had walked for miles

my feet were sore

I sat on the bank

of the little brook

rumbling through

the woodland

and rested for awhile

 

I took my boots

and socks off

 

then I dipped my

weary feet

in the saddle tan

coloured waters

of the stream

 

a shoal of

curious minnows

came and sweept

the soles of my feet

giving me an instant

tickling pedicure

oh what joy

 

whilst my feet

were being pampered

my eyes were

being entertained too

 

by fish leaping

out of water

and plucking flies

from the air

for a treat

 

by swooping swallows

giving

a masterclass

in aerial fly catching

 

by blackbirds

magpies

jays

robins

and thrushes

foraging in trees

 

when my feet were soothed

I put my socks

and boots

back on

 

I locked natures gifts 

in my mind

and I was safely

guided back home

by the 

sweet scents

of the woods

and the wild garlic 

aromas drifting

in the gentle breeze

 

my soul

and body

were purified