Nature Nurtures Me

March Moments #4

After a three-mile walk this weekend under the magnolias, cherry blossoms, and various other Spring blooms, I couldn’t help but feel my energy lifting and my mood shifting. There’s something about the beginning of Spring that ignites a joy that might have gotten lost a bit during those dark, winter months.

I think about how connected I feel to nature and how powerful it can be. I think about how each of those trees I walked under, were once bare. But, nature runs its course and without fail, it shows up and shows out every year. Nature has taught me patience once I started to look at my surroundings in a more intentional way. There’s a trust that nature has in itself during every cycle and there’s so much we can learn..

Here’s a poem I wrote that relates to the way nature has nurtured me throughout the years.

.:Thank you for taking the time to listen to my heart:.

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Nature nurtures 
the child in me.
A student of earth 
and a newfound trust—

Dust in the wind spins 
and shifts fear 
to bear witness 
with wide eyes.

Pluck the weeds 
That suck the sincerity
From this year’s harvest. 

Observe the resilience;
A behind-the-scenes 
sort of brilliance.
When the sun kisses 
the green growth 
that has been dormant 
for past seasons.

Soak the soil 
with gratitude; 
Enrich it 
with affirmations; 
Speak sweet revelations 
Without any expectations. 

Roots stay firm
The cycle will turn
And nature will nurture me 
No matter where the sun burns.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna, VA