A Sultry Obsession
by Michael Doyle

Since an early age, I have had a sultry obsession
With a kind of magic that cannot be held in possession
Cleaning up after others was maybe not so wonderful
But it was doing my bit to keep our America beautiful

Ambling down country roads and along America's waterways
I brought trash bags with me and spent endless sunny days
Trying to take a world that sometimes seemed a bit meaner
Making the effort to do my bit to somehow make it cleaner

There in all of the best of it my camera held the gaze
That captured the beauty seen in all of those many days
There was so much nature to be caught in my appreciation
It was my dream to share these moments of God's creation

With a camera's eye click, I saw so much to acknowledge
To me, Mother Nature herself was the best kind of college
Teaching the science and balance of the best knowledge
And it was from this I made and lived by my pledge

That while I walked in what seems most like my real home
That I would share with others that we are never truly alone
When we walk out in the sunshine and in the crisp morning air
Nature cares for us beyond man's ability to return the care

From the first touch of nature I found all in the world kin
A lifetime later, I sense this feeling when I return once again
Out among the prairies, mountains, and out among the trees 
Nature remains my sultry obsession that will forever please

(c) May 25, 2024   Michael Doyle
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