Aurora 2026

Maylee Wenzel

The West

somewhere serene, full of deep green,

tall trees inviting you in, long droopy branches ensuring solitude.

This place has many hidden beauties, hidden trails,

concealed from those who might blemish it,

where the forest and the sea collide, creating a beguiling sight.

Though as the sun rises, it casts an array of warm rays,

and a low tide, revealing the hiding places of those below.

Those who are incapable greed, whose only worry in the world is dawn,

when alas, they are exposed to a species who taunt and gawk at them.

A species that is blind to that which is right in front of them,

heaven on earth, this place, this hidden beauty,

Is my heaven.

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