Poetry Corner* Dr. Archan Mehta

Strolling in Nature

My morning stroll is routine in the park

Close to my home: being out and about in

Nature keeps me sane: staying cooped up

Indoors is not my game and I don’t even

Enter that lane. I guess that’s why I don’t

Like working out in the gym. Instead,

Playing sports in the outdoors keeps

Me fit and slim. I can reach up to touch

The clouds in the sky on a whim. I can

Hug a tree or sing a duet with a bird

Perched on the edge of a bark. I can

Feed a squirrel and make friends with

Dogs, cats and deer. I can avoid bats

At that time of day and year. Fresh

Oxygen enters my lungs and I feel

One with the mist and the rising sun.

Strolling helps and heals, I feel young.

BIO: 

Dr. Archan Mehta has earned a PhD. in Management. Currently, he is a Consultant and Writer based in India. In his free time, Dr. Mehta likes to stroll in the outdoors and party with close friends. He is also fond of meditation. Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com at your convenience.