Prompt

               As I sit outside, on the footsteps of my porch, I see green and verdant plants that sway in the light and calming breeze. I hear the dry rustling leaves as the move in the air. Vibrant flowers fill the front yard and color the surroundings with lovely pinks, shades of orange and pretty yellows. I hear cars from a distance as they zoom by in the streets far away. I take deep breathes and smell flowers and the crisp fresh air of the fine, sunny afternoon. I see snails wandering around and squirrels chasing each other. The air is filled with the never-ending song of birds chirping from their nests in trees above. I see a shady stairway flooded with dry yellow leaves all the way down to the street. Birds soar high in the distance chasing clouds as they go. Long thin trees sway from side to side and wave hello.

                 I feel myself captured and drawn in by the loveliness of my surroundings, the nature, and the life outside my everyday environment. I think about how hectic our lives tend to become, leaving us unable to realize the beauty and simplicity of the life around us. It crosses my mind how technology gets in the way of us stopping for a moment and acknowledging what the lovely world around us has to offer. Finally, I find myself losing track of time in a mix of thoughts sitting in the same place I had been sitting for the past twenty minutes, lost in the captivating beauty of the life around me.