The sun broke roughly through; flickering with the breeze
The woodpecker's busy till hunger was appeased
And leaves whose duty's done had floated gently down
Thinly covering all with a carpet of brown
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Great imagery and rhyming. I like the ending pointing out a problem for nature and possibly us as well. That's not Sarah Palin in the picture, is it? ...10
I remember camping out when I was younger. I would wake up to just the lovely scene you described. Since that time, millions of acres of forest have been greedily destroyed. That is a shame and a potential disaster.
I was immersed in the nature and enjoying the images until you mentioned the chainsaws which was instantly sobering. Such a threat to our planet....10