I Read

 When you are in a forest

You see trees

Hear the wind and the water

When I am in a forest

I see a magical path to Lothlorien

I hear Dryads laughing and singing

I hear the whisper and echoes of Mirkwood

I see Aslan waiting for me

As I pass by a cave, I hear Dwarves

Their hearty laughter and song drifting up from the dark depths 

I pass by Legolas and Gimli on their way to Fangorn Forest

I bow before King Elessar on his silver throne

I play with Samwise Gamgee’s little ones on the rolling green hills of the Shire

I wave to Frodo as he passes into the Undying Lands

I fall from the sky with Kate and Madge

I watch with Thomas as his father, Guy Fawkes, is hanged

I watch alongside Heather as Nick Hollow burns

I play Zizby with Tink and Janner 

And I giggle as I help Winnie the Pooh brush the prickles from his nose

How is this?

Well my dear

It is simple

I read

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Lothlorien, Mirkwood, Dwarves, Legolas, Gimli, Fangorn Forest, Samwise Gamgee, the Shire, Frodo, the Undying Lands, and King Elessar (Aragorn) are all from The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The Dryads and Aslan are from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

Kate and Madge are both characters from The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.

Thomas and Guy Fawkes are from the novel Fawkes by Nadine Brandes.

Heather and her home, Nick Hollow, are from The Green Ember by S.D. Smith.

Zizby, Tink, and Janner are from The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson.

Winnie the Pooh, of course, is from the delightful books, Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

And finally, Forest, Water, You, and I are the creation of our Lord.