I’ve been participating in
summer writing sanctuary this last week, which has been a pleasure, and today I pondered a lyric from a song by Xavia Rudd.Our connection with nature is stronger than we often think and our senses play a significant part, today I wanted to honour that and so the following poem came about.
Image from Unsplash by magdalena kmiecik
“All I need is flowin’ through the trees “
Five steps from suburbia, I enter the forest so near but so very far away from all that is.
As I stand here. I hear my own thoughts flowing through the branches of the old oak tree. Creaking and groaning as a tail end of the storm whips through, pulling up those emotions I so long tried to quash deep into the ground.
A gentle breeze follows with hope in its thermals that calls of better days ahead.
A leaf green, orange and browns still tender, but with autumn hues starting to escape flutters into my hand, bringing peace and joy in that moment.
Awe within me rises, a connection so strong I feel the electricity flow through its delicate veins. A moment of inspiration, intuitive of what lies ahead, I sit the holding tight the feeling, for fear it may leave too soon.
The urge to take off my trainers and socks overwhelms, sitting on the Earth I wriggle my toes , letting the breeze wash over them like sacred waters.
I stand;
Skin to grass,
Skin to soil,
Skin to roots,
As I walk around the tree,
life-affirming sensations flow through the meridians of my body up through my sacral chakra up to my crown.
I stop and feel the energy of the earth coursing through me. I am at one with the universe.
Not only In my dreams, am I empowered to become whatever I want to be. However old I am, there is all I need flowing through the trees.
Thank you for reading
Until next time, with gratitude
Sue xx
This is a beautiful piece, Sue 🍂🍁 Makes me long for autumn
Made me want to go walk barefoot through a forest ❤️💫