keep your nature

from homeward i was coaxed upstream,

by a gentle breeze over the Han ravine, 

where swallows dart in tandem,

and swarms of gnats o'er weed patch hover,

a graceful egret swoops, 

with insight of its nest,

nature does the rest.

like the ant 

that marches through the thoroughfare,

unbeknownst the cul-de-sac,

detoured but not deterred, 

knows the way around,
and knows its way back;

its second nature.

7-17-16