HOW I GO TO THE WOODS
Ordinarily I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend for they are all smilers and talkers, and therefore
unsuitable.
I don't really want to be witnessed talking to the catbird,
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of praying
as you no doubt have yours.
Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.
If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you
very much.
