look it over

i leave behind even
my walking stick. my knife
is in my pocket, but that
i have forgot. i bring
no car, no cell phone,
no computer, no camera,
no cd player, no fax, no
tv, not even a book. i go
into the woods. i sit on
a log provided at no cost.
it is the earth i’ve come to,
the earth itself, sadly
abused by the stupidity
only humans are capable of
but, as ever, itself. free.
a bargain! get it while it lasts.

.. wendell berry ..