Surprise

Bounty of Chantrelle mushrooms from 'walkabout' on the land.

Surprise

2/6/10

Often I get strong impulse

to spontaneously do some activity,

then engage it without inquiry,

following a feeling of sureness

located within my Body/Mind

called 'gut' or 'sacral' area,

so it was yesterday morning

motivated by urge to hike

with Bonnie, while blazing trail

which could become a 'walkabout'

for future participants of workshops,

seminars, or vision quest seekers,

plus neighbors, as moving meditation

into the heart of Nature

that envelopes ridge and valley,

using deer paths to guide

we traversed western sandstone hillside

skirting oaks, dense scotch broom,

until entering forest became inevitable

as if being called forward

by forces exacting our experience

directing our route toward discoveries

of beauty always so original,

and ever changing over years,

where my memory vaguely remembered

the contour from past explorations

though never recollecting a time

when bounty of 'Chantrelle' mushrooms

sparked multiple exclamations of surprise.