Lay With Nature

Lay With Nature

Late in the fall upon entering the forest

I lay to rest beneath a redwood

Majestic stature serene solitude in natures temple

Uplifted celestial heights angels balance upon their canopy

Through the branches and all its living glory

high above my crown skies fade to deeper blues

Crystal cirrus clouds stretched short of reaching heaven

Sunlight luminescent through endless redwood needles

reaching the visual of my eyes enlightenment sparked my soul

Under the redwoods I am minuscule

a world bigger than man

As I realized this in my heart

Nature awoke unbashful accepting me as I lay

Observing in admiration her mighty gentle hands

laid redwood seedlings across the land

She holds me tenderly close enough to hear her heartbeat

Tears from my core flow through all my pores

salt of the earth I water the soil beneath us

If I could lay here for eternity

live and grow with the mighty redwoods

I would

Dedicated to Pioneer Cabin Tree that fell due to massive storm.

"Tunnel Tree" in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California.