Inspiration Avenue Weekly Challenge

November

The theme this week at Inspiration Avenue is

The Forest for the Trees

the inspiration of Judy,  from Judy Goddard, Artisan.

I love trees, and got to thinking about them.

I know it's easy to miss the big picture 

by concentrating too much on the details. 

But. 

The opposite is also true. Sometimes we miss 

something important by taking too broad a view. 

 Imagine . . . you're walking through the forest,

a chill wind blowing on a brisk November afternoon.

Leaves are underfoot, but none remain on the trees.

Easy to miss the entrance to a fairy domicile

tucked among the roots of an ancient oak tree. . .

Even though the lights are blazing and smoke 

from the cooking fire is pouring out of the chimney?

You might think the tiny lights and the moss-green door 

are some last bright autumn foliage.

And that pungent, smoky aroma . . . isn't that just

the smell of burning leaves in the November dusk?

Look a little closer. . .

If you knocked on the door to beg for some warmth

in the autumn chill, would you be invited in?