I have no idea what prompted me to climb
this hill. I haven’t been up here in two years,
maybe longer. But I nearly floated to the top,
entranced by the beauty of it all. And now,
my reward: this view, and look, how perfect
is it that the young family I saw down below
is making the climb. Ha! The littlest one
looks three quarters of a century younger
than I. And here we all are, in this woods,
its song singing all around us.