Saturday, August 13, 2022

ABC Walk-in-the-Woods



A B C Walk-in-the-Woods                            

 

 

A  

AIR affects all.

Above, amidst, always accept and appreciate.

Amble about.

Ah, AIR!  All around. Ambient.

 

B

BRANCHES bend. Bark breaks. 

Breathe boldly, brave Backpackers!

Better broaden bypath.

Bear, beaver – both beckon. Blimey.

 

C

CONIFER cones confirm chipmunk caches 

cause crunchy conditions. 

Camping? Certainly! Clear confines. 

Create comfort. Creek close-by.

Cheers!

 

D

DECIDUOUS drops drifting downward. 

Depressing? Disheartening? Deny!

Demand discourse. 

Deliberately defend divine diversion. 

Don't dawdle...

Devour.

 

E

EARTH enlightens. 

Elemental energy exists everywhere.

Explore!

 

F

FOREST fables fan fears. 

Fairies? Foxes? Feathers flying? Ferocious frogs?

First, find facts. Fling far flippant falsehoods!

Forget fluster. Find forever friends.

 

G

GREEN gives ground gorgeous glow. 

Grassy, gauzy growth glimmering gently.

Generous gutsy geography. 

Gosh!

 

H

HIKE high hummocks, happily humming. 

Here, hollows hold half-hidden hide-outs.

Heaven! Heed hinterland heritage. 

Home.

 

I

INSECTS illuminate. Iridescent, insistent, impish. 

In instances, indeed inspired.

It’s ideal.

 

J

JOURNEY jauntily jostles. 

Justify!

 

K

KINDLING keeps kettle kicking. 

Kindred kind! 

 

L

LANDSCAPE - light, lush, luminous. 

Let’s linger.

 

M

MARSHES make mighty microcosms. 

Meticulous models, mysteriously made.

Mists, mould, mulch - 

many magnificent memories!

 

N

NESTS – nature’s nurseries. 

Nestlings naturally need nutrients... normally nearby.

Notice, naturalists!

 

O

ORDER operates on organization. 

Orchestrate objectives over outright oversights.

Objects oblige. Ole!

 

P

PLANTS placed peripherally perform perfect pairings.

Period. Phew!

 

Q

QUEST quite quickly. Quash qualms. 

Quiz, quip, quack!

(Quietly.)

 

R

ROOTS remain resolute. 

Restless rambles rarely reveal reclusive roots.

Rounded, ropy, resilient. Relentlessly rough. 

Right!

 

S

SAP – Spring’s sensational sacred sweetness. 

Spile, sap, scald, stir… 

SYRUP!

 

T

TREES totally top. Think trunk, twigs, tender tips. 

Touch the tangled tapestry.

Toe the threshold. 

Thrilling.

 

U

UNDERGROWTH - unsung undulation! 

Ubiquitously underfoot. Unearth urgently.

Utterly uplifting.

 

V

VEGETATION.  

Voluminous value. Visually vivacious. Verdant vibe.

Viva!

W

WETLANDS want wanderers. 

Water warriers.Whither? Wherever.

Whoopee!

 

X

XYLOPHAGOUS? Xi!

XXXXXXXXXXX

 

Y

YEARLING yelps. Yip Yip Yip!

Youth’s yearning yowls. Yikes.

 

Z

ZOOLOGY – Zesty. Zany zig-zagging zippers. 

Zut!

Zuzztime…..zzzzzzz.