Have you ever been in the meadow?

Have you ever been in the meadow?

During the spring time, the wildflowers bloom.

You can smell their sweet fragrance.

The bees are buzzing around you.

You just stand there, swaying in the breeze,

Smelling the flowers,

And listening to the bees.

Have you ever been in the meadow?

It's summer time, and the sun is blazing.

Watch it shine off the stream nearby.

Hear the water trickle.

The tall grasses swaying in the breeze.

Lay down, close your eyes,

And soak it all in.

Have you ever been in the meadow?

Autumn, the leaves are falling now.

The trees surrounding it are all orange and red and yellow.

A few are still green.

Leaves run across the ground in the breeze.

Watch the world change colors,

Listen to animals running about.

Have you ever been in the meadow?

It's Winter now, and most animals are gone.

The world sparkles with ice and snow.

The leaves are gone now, replaced with ice.

The stream is frozen, you can walk on it.

A white fox chases a rabbit.

A squirrel sleeps in a tree.

Have you ever been in the meadow.

I doubt you really have.

Have you payed attention at all?

The stream, the animals,

The trees, the flowers and grass?

Just sit, maybe lay down.

Close your eyes and listen and feel.

Have you ever really been in the meadow?