In Wildness is the Preservation of the World (In Tribute to Thoreau)

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club published one of my poems in the Winter 2015 edition of their newsletter, The Sylvanian.  The poem is reprinted below.  The Sierra Club does wonderful work on environmental issues.  Their motto is "explore, enjoy and protect the planet."   In Wildness is the Preservation of the World (In Tribute to Thoreau)   An explosion of green. The silverback emerges from the jungle. Heart racing from the mock charge, I spend the next hour entranced by his family