A New Poem: I Go to the Trees

 

I go to the trees

for peace and

for grounding.

They show me

that to live well

you must root deeply

and lift your limbs

up to the cosmos.

What better guides

could there be

than the trees?

They drink nutrients

from the soil

and give breath

to the creatures.

They provide rest

for the birds

and splash beauty

across the earth.

I trust the trees.

They, like rocks, water

and mountains are spirit

made manifest, without

judgment, stinginess

or withholding.

It has taken me

a long lifetime

to understand the gifts

we were given.

My figurine and SoulCollage® card, Asherah of the Redwoods