Get Out!

Nothing provides a bigger smile,
and releases human dour,    
Like skiing down a mountain slope
at forty miles per hour.    

Except maybe, a trail ride,
with a string of mules in hand.   
With another packing gal,
laughing hard can be so grand.   

Of course, the elation
of a snowy powder day,  
wakes this cowgirl at dawn.
Not miss’in freshies; no way! 

But, hiking dogs through hardwoods,
is also quite enjoyable.     
A very doable practice
that’s easy and employable.       

Spying butterflies and finches,
harvesting flowers is quite fun. 
They wouldn’t be able to gather
if seeds weren’t planted in the sun.   

To observe a meteor shower,
one can’t be afraid of darkness. 
Using a big dog for a pillow,
will help with Earthly starkness. 

Watching “the boy” pick up toads
sends this mom’s heart aflutter.  
Love to see that smiling face
splash in the driveway gutter.

These scenarios all share,
one important, common trait.      

None of them can happen,
to those who sit inside and wait.