Exploring in the Woods

I entered through the magical archway,

Its light flowers beckoning with fanciful beauty.

The woods, they call me from afar 

With sharp, tingly scents of green

And sweet, clear scales of birdsong.

I am swallowed by the canopy of greenery

With the sun slanting through.

The dappled light is dancing

In the light and lovely breeze.

I long to uncover secrets,

To find enchanted kingdoms 

Just beyond that next hump.

Butterflies pass me light as air 

And it seems that all is possible. 

I strive to find the hidden paradise, 

Always just out of reach.

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