Out On The Island

By Bud Lemire on July 13, 2011

Out on the island is where I love to be
On a warm summer day I can let my spirit roam free
Listen to the birds as they fly from tree to tree
While the butterflies fly in circles all around me

The dragonflies are dancing in the air
Seagulls fly overhead when I am there
The Brown Thrasher searches for food in the grass
He watches me cautiously as I walk pass

The Yellow Warbler sings a song nearby
I focus in on where he is with my eye
He comes a little closer in curiousity
While my camera zooms in to capture him in the tree

A Kingfisher snacks on a fish that he just caught
Reminds me of the last fish that I bought
It tasted so good, I know how he feels
To have one of those tasty fish meals

I see a sandpiper on a rock as I walk along the shore
And a sailboat on the horizon, who could ask for more
The sun shining down in a certain spot
And swimmers in the water, because it sure is hot

Out on the island is where I love to be
My soul is much happier when it's flowing free
No worries at all, I can just be me
Caught up in the moment with everything I see


Out on Aronsons Island is where I love to be. Birds, butterflies, & dragonflies. Frogs! It's just a beautiful place to spend time at. I've been going out there since I was able to walk and even though I miss my childhood days and how they had it before...they did a great job of fixing it up and maintaining it to the way it looks today. I try not to miss a day without going out there to see my friends of nature.