10 Minute Free Write

As I walk down the pebble path that leads through the park three blocks from my house my head turns every which way amazed by all the beauty. First I notice the smell of the trees oak, pine, maple...my senses can hardly handle all of them at once but I wouldn't dare dismiss one of them and miss out on the beauty. I hear the birds chirping and singing high up in the trees. Look up to the sky wondering if any of them are flying above me. Wondering how the world looks from up there. They must get the best view of any creature on this earth. They can see anything from any point of view. How beautiful it must be to have wings. Squirrels run around on the ground. Searching for food. Surviving in their own way. Every creature just living in exactly their own way. Little ones feed the geese in the pond, squeeling and running away but smiling at the same time. Children laugh and giggle as they fly high on the swing or race down the slide at a speed they feel invincible. The parents watching on that bench smiling and proud. Enjoying every moment. Memorizing the beauty of their little angel. Then there's the old couples out for a brisk walk. Getting exercise just like the doctor probably told them to. Walking hand in hand like they have been for many years. You can see the love radiating off of them. It makes a young teenager like me hope that someday I can get there with the one I love. Ah love, maybe the most beautiful thing of all. Seeing someone for who they really are. Into the depths of their soul. When the skeletons in your closet don't really matter anymore and ever new discovery is a surprise and another reason to love them. To let down your guards and tear down those walls. To love and to be loved. To have what those old couples do. This is why I love walking through the park. Nature's beauty. Humanity's beauty. The beauty that most people don't notice. Just because you see something every day doesn't mean it isn't beautiful. If you see a baby smile a hundred times it doesn't make it any less. If you see someone you love a million times it doesn't mean you should pass up one opportunity. Because I can guarantee that once you never see that something or someone again, you'd be praying to see their beauty and do anything for one last glance.