Trees - Jul 2011

birch tree
teaches me
I am my own medicine



aspen tree
teaches me
to show my true colors



maple tree
teaches me
to let others
find the good things
inside me



cottonwood tree
teaches me
to stand on the bank
and yet
cling to the river



oak tree
teaches me
to let others help me grow



willow tree
teaches me
you can bow and still stand strong



sapling
teaches me
to look the earth right in the eye



sequoias
teach me
I am never too old to touch the sky

Animals - Apr - May 2011

grasshopper
teaches me
to jump now



cricket
teaches me
someone’s always listening



dog
teaches me
no one’s unimportant



bird
teaches me
earth and the sky are the same



ant
teaches me
anything can be moved



lizard
teaches me
to enjoy the quiet of the sun



mouse
teaches me
to take only what I need



cat
teaches me
that love is not always apparent



butterfly
teaches me
about being a flower



firefly
teaches me
the light comes from the inside



rattlesnake
teaches me
if I’m angry, say something



spider
teaches me
not to get caught in myself



wild horse
teaches me
to run against the wind



rabbit
teaches me
I have to trust sometime



bat
teaches me
listening is sometimes how you see



wolf pack
teaches me
we are nothing without each other



cockroach
teaches me
I can live with animosity



starfish
teaches me
not all stars that fall die



owl
teaches me
that answers are really questions



snail
teaches me
some things can wait



hawk
teaches me
to come down to earth, sometimes



crow
teaches me
to ignore stuffed shirts



ferret
teaches me
to start my day
playing with someone
I love



tortoise
teaches me
sometimes, even the rocks move



clouds
teach me
that dreams move slowly



if I stop
thinking so hard
everything
teaches me
everything