Inside Cathedral Woods - original poem

Inside Cathedral Woods 

by Bruce McMillan, 9/10/2026

(a sixteen line poem to take you there...)

On an island, Monhegan, tall 
spruce trunks form a high canopy, 
as shafts of sunlight slant their way 
through.

While one's eyes are drawn up, skyward, 
underfoot, fallen spruce needles 
form a soft carpet, a light red 
hue.

Serene quiet fills the moist woods. 
It invites a pause to embrace 
the stillness; its calm envelops 
you.

Standing among greens, moss, ferns, and 
sprouting seedlings, the future woods 
invites a close look, the coming 
view.

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The Inside Woods Color Rhyme

Through 

hue 

you 

view.

Photo (July 31, 2026 ) and text copyright Bruce McMillan 2026