Lake Bonny Park

This time the activity was a lot easier for me. I love being outside and at parks, so it was natural for me, unlike going to the cemetery. I re-read my favorite poem "Six Recognitions of God." I read it a few times, and then sat in silence listening to the wind blow, and the birds chirp. For a minute I was taken back to my old farm house in Illinois. We lived out in the middle of nowhere and I used to love siting on the front porch on a warm day listening to all the different sounds. I miss that.

The activity were we went to the cemetery and this one are similar, but very different. In both, we were to go outside, read a poem of story, and then sit in silence. Both of them caused us to take the time to re-read and then reflect. The day I went to the cemetery it was cloudy and very chilly, but when I went to the park it was warm and the sun was shinning. The weather kinda went with what I was reading. The story we read at the cemetery was sad, and about death, but this poem I read at the park was full of life. To be honest, I felt awkward at the cemetery and my thoughts were all over the place. I kept thinking about who these people were and what they accomplished in their lifetime. I also wondered if I will be able to accomplish everything I want to before I die. At the park I was able to focus on nature and just sit and watch everything that was going on around me. I was happy to be outside and focused on life, and how God created everything I was looking at. Here's the poem I came up while I was there.

As I sit here in I'm reminded of my childhood
Playing outside in my huge front yard was my favorite thing to do
Back then I noticed the little things of nature,
But now I'm forgetting it all to soon

Grass used to be the best bed,
On a warm summers night
Now, I couldn't imagine
Falling asleep with all that light

My biggest worries were,
If it was going to rain
Now I'm full of worry
from things that bring me pain

From tree climbing, fort building,
star gazing, and trampoline jumping
To school work, paying bills,
laundry and house cleaning

I only wish I could go back for a second
to be reminded what it's like to look at life as child
We can't stop life from passing by,
But we can change our thinking and begin our days with a smile.



As you can probably tell I enjoyed this activity much better, although I was able to learn a lot from both.
I went to Lake Bonny Park for this assignment, and I stayed there for at least 40 minutes.