Misty Morning at the Marsh

Composed by Melissa Fey on June 28, 2026 at the Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve

Song Sparrows serenade

along the trail,

Blackbirds calling

in the dale.

Rattlesnake Master

buds reaching high,

While a Common Yellowthroat

flies by.

Mountain Mist is

starting to bloom,

Ohio Spiderwort’s purple

I assume.

The quiet of the morning

is hard to beat,

While the gentle trail

passes under my feet.

Mosquitoes around my ears

do buzz,

The mist renders the distant landscape

a fuzz.

The False Indigo fronds

do bend,

To nature’s beauty

they all do lend.

The Cardinal’s calling

the Field Sparrows trill,

With all these

my heart doth fill.

This morning will

soon fade away,

But the memory of it

will forever stay.