I closed my eyes

I closed my eyes and let sound and sensation envelope me. Sounds of leaves rustling break up the echos of car engines muffled by retaining walls. I perceive movement surrounding me as the city consumes my consciousness. Variations of drones accompanied by rubber against concrete. By comparison nature seems isolated, consumed by loneliness as my focus shifts to the wind blown trees, drowning out the voices of the highway. Steps in the distance distract me from my journey into my euphoic sense of nature causing my eyes to open and other senses to numb. Thrust back into the visible world I long to be embraced by the visions imparted by the song of the city. My mind paints pictures of bright lights contrasted against the night sky reminding me of times lost over the decades. My heart is warm and comforted by these moments as the bite of the fall air nips at my face and pierces my core. A moment, artificially made, consumed by sound and forgotten memories, brings me a moment of peace in the midst of my personal storm.