The hills in Manorville

primitive and isolated

contain certain peace

if you go, you’ll feel it

a few minutes after

leaving the parking lot

profound calm

not easy to find

places like this

easy to get lost

and find yourself

a peace that’s always available

waits for you

carries stress aloft

oak trees still as stone

gray lichen-covered boulders

here and there

waxy striped wintergreen flowers

and huge swaths of bracken fern

guaranteed