Gunung Ledang (Mt Ophir)

Forest Lessons (abridged)- Jim Willis

I know a place untouched by sorrow,
where leafy bowers wave,
where Man has seldom left his mark,
where memories dwell in caves.

There in verdant pleasures i lose myself,
and ponder thoughts reserved
for quiet times of deep reflection,
where true feelings are preserved.

I contemplate the solitude,

vow to leave my life behind,

recall a primeval innocence,

the joys of a simpler time.

Too soon the dusk approaches,

and we must take our leave,

with backward glances we forge on,

rejuvenated and relieved-

of burdensome, worrisome thoughts,

of clocks and everyday concerns,

but we'll return soon one day,

and of more forest lessons learn.