The Valiant Leaf

by Lisa Hering

October 28, 2019

It’s autumn, and my work is slowing down from the busy summer season. The leaves on the trees are turning beautiful colors, and I know this won’t last long. I’m tired from the previous months of steady and long hours, very tired. I’m in need of relaxation, and so I decide to enjoy the outdoors this afternoon and read a book in the hammock outside beneath the large old oak. I set myself down upon the hemp ropes which have been hand knotted into a makeshift bed and I gently rock myself to and fro. I lie there under a shade tree and stare at the sky. I have nothing urgent. I have a moment to rest. I don’t need to rush.