Enthusiasm

It's raining here 

The river rages 

And water 

Falls from the 

Sky  !

The trees are

Green 

And happy 

And I 

Have driven 

Far to the 

North 

Up above Sacramento 

-They say they still have 

Drought 

But it doesn't seem to be 

So 

The hills are green 

With grass -

And wildflowers 

Grow 

I have come so far 

To retreat again

From the world of 

Complication and 

Confusion 

It's expensive but 

They feed me 

And leave me alone -

To walk among 

Trees 

And to meditate 

As long 

As I want 

The enthusiastic person 

In charge of us 

Wants to make a plan !

To take us here

And show us 

There -

We both politely say 

Thank you no -

Not today 

For we have come so far 

To leave the planning people 

Behind for a day 

Or few 

Enthusiasm is what we 

Have come 

To escape 

So please, please

Find another outlet 

For your unbridled,

Positive, energetic,

Enthusiasm