I'm walking in the evening
smelling all the sounds
I'm strolling through the gloaming
Doing my enchantment rounds
I'm catching all the moonbeams
and putting them in my pocket
Remembering fondly daydreams
Preparing days last docket

The path is lit so brightly
in silver and dappled grey
The water sprites dance lightly
on moonlit water spray
 
And where the cascading creek
pools calmly at my feet
it reflects the Milky Way
 
I'm walking in the evening
Hearing all that I can see
I sense the bobuck in the tree
before the bobuck senses me
A tawny frogmouth silhouettes
against a star bright sky
With silent flight of no regret
his dive is only heard by eye
White shades of cockatoos 
perch ghostly in pairs aloft
Crests rising to the "Who? Who?"
of the barn owl in near croft 
A mother koala briefly joins me
on her own purposeful  path
Her joey clinging grimly
to her shoulders makes me laugh
 
And then a cool spring breeze
tousles my hair as if to please
and praise my meandering task
 
I'm walking in the evening
touching scents borne on air
I'm feeling all I'm feeling
I'm shedding care by care

Honeysuckle's sweet subtle breath
permeates  all around
Bullrushes whisper secrets kept
Chocolate lilies abound

The swamp gum rustles above me
The peppermint towers high
The snow gum looks so lovely
as I tread quietly by
Flowering gums are tipped with fairy tutus
The manna creaks as it sways
All sprinkle the night with eucalyptus scent
whispering to the wind, “Australian bush” they say
 
And then on the horizon I see my home
It calls me from my roaming
To sit in darkness without a sound
I savour all the night has shown me
while walking in the evening 

This week the d’verse prompt is from Lillian. She asks we poets to, “Take a walk with me.” You can view the full prompt here https://dversepoets.com/2023/09/05/take-a-walk-with-me/ I have chosen to rework a poem from a while ago that reflects on walks in the evening near my home. I hope you enjoyed walking with me.