Trees - Jul 2011
birch tree
teaches me
I am my own medicine
aspen tree
teaches me
everyone has a heart of gold
maple tree
teaches me
to let others
find the good things
inside me
Autumn leaf
teaches me
to take the time
to lay on my back
and watch the sky
cottonwood tree
teaches me
to sit on the bank
with my feet
in the river
oak tree
teaches me
to let others help me grow
willow tree
teaches me
to bow is not to be weak
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
seagull
teaches me
ocean and sky are the same
sparrow
teaches me
I don't always
have to know the words
to sing the song
ant
teaches me
anything can be moved
cicada
teaches me
this is only a shell
dragonfly
teaches me
even when I hurry
I can take the time
to stop and look around
lizard
teaches me
to enjoy the quiet of the sun
mouse
teaches me
there's always a way in
mouse
teaches me
to take only what I need
ladybug
teaches me
that wings are sometimes hidden
caterpillar
teaches me not to be afraid
of the other side
caterpillar
teaches me how things start
are not how things end
cat
teaches me
that love is not always apparent
cat
teaches me
how to love you
when you least
expect it
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
spider
teaches me we can't always see
what holds us up
wild horse
teaches me
to run against the wind
rabbit
teaches me
to be quiet
and enjoy
sitting in the grass
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
crow teaches me
to talk to people
while I'm waiting
ferret
teaches me
to start my day
playing with someone
I love
tortoise
teaches me
sometimes, even the rocks move
tortoise
teaches me not to hurry
when we make love
clouds
teach me
that dreams move slowly
if I stop
thinking so hard
everything
teaches me
everything