Poem: Among the trees - Sara Cassells

Among the trees is where you will find me

The loving reminder to simply be

Where the sounds of modern life disappear

Replaced instead by nature far and near

A long smooth inhale of clean fresh air

Melts away any lingering despair

The scent of Wild Garlic and Honeysuckle

and if so lucky, a glimpse of a squirrel scuttle.

Twigs snap beneath my feet

Birds overhead sing and tweet

A language I can only but enjoy

I hope they know they bring me joy.

So much to see in front of your eyes

But if you look up now there’s a surprise

The treetops sway and move and creak

As though they are all trying to speak.

The trees and plants and animals all connected

We are one in the same, together, nested

The energy between us sacred, must be protected

A mutual agreement, a promise kept and respected.

With each season bringing something new

A cycle for all, a chance to renew

An important reminder, a lesson to learn

That we too need rest if we plan to return.

The wave of calm washes over me now

It’s always within you, if you only allow

Nothing else matters, for here I am free

I am where I need to be.

I am home.