I meander down a leafed path through the bare, thick trees that are warped together

I linger underneath one in the darkness and ponder the sky through the interstices of the branches

The universe we live in is an enigma; it’s hypermagical

God flung the stars up into the Heavens and created eddies of galaxies

I awake from my reverie and continue my jaunt through the tunnel of shrubs

I gaze at the celestial lights as I carelessly stroll, but a patch of briars ensnare my pant leg and pierce me like a razor blade

Disentangling myself from the claws of the monster, I stumble upon a bed of Queen's Anne's lace

The dewed flowers are more delicate than porcelain and cringe as I caress their heads

As I edge my way towards the opening of the clearing, I spot a full moon shining over my head

I hear the yawp of an owl, feel the blustering, brisk wind on my face, smell a waft of sweet honeysuckle, and taste the dampness of a rain to come

I scan across the horizon at the majestic, jagged, and archaic mountains

Even the great Michelangelo couldn’t make statues as magnificent as these

I study the hushed dell and fixate upon a friend

A bony, wide-eyed raccoon gives me a cordial smile that welcomes me to his home

He whispers greetings to me underneath his breath

Then like a flash of lightning, the masquerader absconds to his chamber out of sight like a bandit

I blink my eyes and wonder if I even saw him there at all

Out of nowhere rain plunges to the ground, and the wind whistles a familiar tune

A flicker of golden light wriggles across the sky and is accompanied by an utter of thunder that shutters the earth

The wind mutters something again that I can’t quite catch

The trees, firm and motionless, don’t falter from the howling, surging, fierce gales

I gape up at the welkin overwhelmed

Everything around me is like a hieroglyphic; it’s hard to figure out

Everything around me is unimaginable

Everything around me is glorious

Everything around me is made by a meticulous God

Here I stand, paralyzed with the beauty the engulfs me