Nature Poem
I love it when I go out to the ocean
where seagull tracks and
kelp & driftwood scatter
where thunder waves and
beach of sand & spray
evaporate into air like yesterday

I love it when I go up to the mountains
where strong lines define and
craggy elevations form to
rock me through the high thin air

I love it when I go into the forest
where lush ferns nod and
lichens pulsate on the trunks of trees and
spirits of forest folk whisper & sing

I love it when I drift up to the heavens
where gravity is weightless and
shapeless sounds form
where sky space widens and I become
the voice of re-creation

I love it when I walk along the river
and let it flow, flow, flow

© Doreen Shababy