NATURE WALK

Do you remember that April day,
a getaway (that's what we used
to call them -- getaways) when
we went for a walk in the woods
near that nature center somewhere
along the Blue Ridge, and I kept
calling your attention to the spice
bushes so often that you finally
said, "I've seen enough spice
bushes to last me for a decade"
-- or something like that -- and
I told you that it wasn't true
that when you've seen
one spice bush you've seen
them all because each one has
its own individual, unique beauty
and that to really appreciate
nature one should be more
aware of the particular
form and feature of each species
and you answered that this
outing would be a lot more
enjoyable if there was a lot less
commentary and a lot more
silence?