The Wilderness Within

Basic Instincts

Goslings follow the leader—

waddling after an imprint.

Veed geese fly home

the arctic tern,

the hummingbird,

and bright eyed warblers

fly to their tropical havens.

Lake trout swirl at river mouths

then race upstream.

American eels return from the sea

to freshwater streams.

Undersea

lobsters march in single file—

they know exactly where

they are going.

And we humans also know

where we are going

God’s green imprint is

upon our hearts.

                           --Barbara Spring

excerpted from my book The Wilderness Within

This book is widely available at Amazon.com, bn.com and many bookstores.