we approach
from an asphalt corridor
along the margin
a surface tension trembles
Douglas Fir and Cedar
exhale cool airs
only to reabsorb
claiming us too
within
their towering stance
slender and true
fingers of gods directing
vertical runnels of light
to spill on rich foliage
in the distance
well beyond the trail’s edge
an inaccessible grove
one can feel stillness
emanating
the light is different there
If I could reach out
and cup it in my hand
and breathe it in
true enlightenment
would surely descend
or maybe just
a sense of well-being
to last beyond this spent hour
—
Lisa Lajeunesse is a professor of Mathematics at Capilano University in North Vancouver. She has also been writing poetry for roughly 40 years. Her life-long passion for poetry, creative writing, music and other art forms has led her to develop curriculum and teach courses on the connections between mathematics and the arts to reach out to non-science students. She is increasingly concerned about climate change and the state of the world for future generations.
