I walk the trail beneath light-dappled trees
My faithful dog does scent at every bend
As earth and leaves get dried in beams of sun
I breathe the air and feel my body mend
We reach the creek and leave the shade of trail
We run among the flats and jump the rocks
We sniff and splash and dry, and go again
Then climb the cliffs to see the view atop
We squeeze onto the ledge that leads to caves
And there we rest, alone, but not alone
The sounds below drift up, but not for us
We need not answer them, or check my phone
But be at ease, and find the waterfalls
a-full and flowing now, the Greenbelt calls