Serenity

            To be in a tranquil environment is what serenity is all about, it relaxes your soul and calms our nerves. As I sat with in the safety of a private campground, I listened to the sound of birds communicating, a woodpecker, pecking and the tree moving about, to the soft spring wind.   

            It was there that I saw her, a tiny doe almost the size of a medium size dog. She was as dainty as deer could be, and so very beautiful to see. She saw me but it did not matter; she knew she was safe!  She was in the confines of this private camp, where she was often watched.

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            Today though was very different; she seemed overly excited and quiet playful; then I saw it!

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She was chasing a butterfly, she was having fun and there was nothing to distract her, not even my laughter. She reminded me of a puppy or kitten chasing his or her own tail, not a worry in the world.

            She continued for quite a while and slowly disappeared into the forest, where I was left to the serenity of the sounds within the forest and animals in nature.

            She appeared again, and still just as playful, I just sat there and enjoyed the tranquility of something I had never seen before.

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