Photo taken with my Digital Canon: My favorite look-out in La Jolla, CA
The other day, the most beautiful thing happened. Laila and I were sitting outside and there was a slight breeze swaying the tall Eucalpytus trees we have lining our backyard and she looked up at them and started talking. Then she stopped and started laughing.
She was talking to the trees.
It was so natural, in this profoundly poignant yet simple way. Like, no biggie, just being one with nature mommy.
Recently, I worked on a lesson plan for kids for the Next Generation Yoga Lesson Plan Club we launched…and the topic: Earth Day is Every Day.
So it was no wonder then, with spring here, with this past week’s celebration of Earth Day, that I keep feeling nature all around me, and decided to listen to her, to momma earth, like Laila does, to hear what she has to tell me. Here’s what flowed through my heart:
Dear Child,
Like the water that birthed you,
my waters are filled with a history
far deeper
than any diver has dwelled.
they create a life-force
where all cells thrive
Like your first gasp of air
to your belly filled laughter through the years
My trees
hold prana
in their ageless rooted trunks
their delicate branches
and soft leaves
Like the tender arms that cared for you
My soil needs love
and an energy
that cannot be found in bull dozers and concrete replacements
your brothers and sisters have mistaken as truth
When I swell or my waters flow over or winds turn with a fierce blow
I am not angry with you,
I am not taking it out on you or trying to teach you a lesson
Like a clogged heart reminds the the body
with a stop.
we are symbiotic, she says.
i love my children
unconditionally
but cannot
swim through oil spills
breathe through pink polluted skies
grow with paved gardenless paths
to provide for you
my child
let’s meet in the middle
of a starry sky, glowing moon open meadow
and you can perhaps find peace, reciprocity, love
for the boundless gifts I hope to keep giving
so in the next morning
my sun can shine deeply
and nourish your soul.
Beautiful.
oh wow ~ such words of truth … you inspire me greatly. thank you.
thank you jodi, feeling is likewise 🙂
thank you sarah:)