"The Clearing" by Clara olde Heuvel

“The Clearing” - Clara olde Heuvel ©

While in the woods 
When walking on my own  

I hear the birds singing 
I hear them loud and clear 
Especially the woodpecker 
I quietly listen and count the seconds that are between 
the trees pecked

I see paths 
that are untaken 

They call me 
They want to be wandered and seen 

These unknown paths 
I take in the woods
are like the unknown corridors in life 

If not wandered 
We would not be where we are now 

Adventure or risk 
Someone would call it 

I mainly call it curiosity 
Curiosity for getting to know what lies ahead, whats’s next 

By being curious I found 
This wide open empty spot filled with yellow reed and green grass 
no trees to see 

A spot through which the sun could shine tremendously

I called it :

“The Clearing”  

lied down in the grass

and relaxed… 

Clara olde Heuvel LL.M. is a human rights lawyer. She has an authentic interest in people from different cultures, because of being raised multiculturally by a French grandmother, German mother and Dutch father. Because of her bilingual background she is passionate about language and especially passionate about expressing her emotions and feelings through words. These poems and short notes were all written during the corona isolation. She is one of the published authors of the book “Human Crossing 9 stories about Refugees”. She can be reached at: oldeheuvel.c@gmail.com 

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