WINNER

The sky is grey
July is well underway
The grass soft to the touch
The wind blows lightly

I am at peace
Birdsong all around
An escape from reality
A world of chaos

Constantly changing
Evolving
I lay
In the natural world’s embrace

But despite the nature all around
The distant sounds of man’s creations are forever present
For the modern world is always here
Forever looming over nature

Even as I stare at nature’s beauty
The sound of cars stays forever present
As nature fades
To the background