gingerly she steps
on the wet grass
reluctant to feel
the damp on her paws
trees embrace overhead
a leaf arch holding
back the sun
while a foggy shroud
softens the edges
she sniffs for
strangers and friends
then marks her arrival
proudly searching
for the elusive squirrel
2.7.17
Eliza Alys Young, aka CreativEliza, is a free spirit, world traveler, creative expert, and part of multicultural family… Eliza shares her time between the US, Dominican Republic and beyond. When she is not caring for her high-energy kids, writing her poetry or for her blog, creating art or cooking up a storm, she is designing for her own company, Design Intense.