I walked through the stony paths
Sharp thorns left marks on my hands
The climb of the not-so-steep mountain
As we marched together through the forest
In the direction
To our final destination

Humans talked
And laughed
While the birds chirping
The sound of the river flowing
Water splashed at our feet
Cold air touched our sweat

I stared at people
And to nature I gaze
Trying to take in all the favors
Lord has given to us

My heart was not with them
As we talked amid our journey
-it traveled along with the wind
That swept the leaves from their trees

I tried to harmonize with their tunes of conversation
But always I failed
And I remembered that the past me
Was not any better than today

And so I realized
I tend to seek comfort
In the loneliness of the vast nature
For the sorrow in people
Was much a greater agony to me