Vermont State Parks

Vermont State Parks is excited to announce the return of the Words in the Woods program. These programs allow Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors. Words in the Woods events are made possible by Vermont Humanities , the Vermont Arts Council , and a sponsorship by a Northeast Kingdom donor in honor of poet Judy Chalmer.

Vermont State Parks is excited to announce the return of the Words in the Woods  program. These programs allow Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors. Words in the Woods events are made possible by Vermont Humanities , the Vermont Arts Council , and a sponsorship by a Northeast Kingdom donor in honor of poet Judy Chalmer.

Rain Droplet By Eric Bouchard, Assistant Ranger Smugglers’ Notch State Park In the purview, the clouds form round the mountain, This my home, the Earth’s life fountain, Just an insignificant being am I, A droplet formed and released from the sky, Free falling, where will I end? So many places I could descend, Will it be land? Will it be sea? Will it be roots at the base of a tree? Closer and closer, ready to go, It’s now time to begin the show, Bounce, pop from stone to stone, Into the stream is where I’m thrown, Thrash, swirl, side to side, What could I do, but enjoy the ride, With one fell swoop, the ride would stop, Onto a tongue and out of the drop, What happened then I cannot say, For the darkness set in and I was led astray, Up, down, round and round, Through the dark tunnels I travelled, will I ever be found? Lost no more, I was able to see, Released once again by the side of a tree, Into the dirt I went, through humus and silt, To that mysterious place an ecosystem’s built, Fil...