TREASURED MEMORIES Karin Hanson

 Karin Hanson

Once Upon a Long Walk

 

I remember a time

when my legs were strong

and my heart had no fear.

 

I was able to walk in solitude and wonder for miles

all afternoon on a sunny fall day.

 

I remember a trail at Mauthe Lake, WI,

where I entered a forest rich in autumn colors.

 

I remember the surprise of evergreens

heady with the scent that

now I can only smell briefly on

my 20 minute walk past a

neighbor's pine tree

next to the sidewalk

near my home.

 

...Sigh,

I remember.