Nature Therapy

Nature time is healing,

for my whole being,

and I am lucky

to have abundance in my vicinity.

To get away from the chaos

of small children and noise,

I step out for a solo walk,

to watch everything mindfully,

Already I feel tranquility.

The biologist in me

adds an extra layer of meaning

as I recognize plants along the way,

I pick flowers and foliage.

Under the dappled shade of an oak,

I make art with botanicals,

pineapple guava, rock rose,

Australian willow, rose, oak,

rosemary, strawberry tree,

crepe myrtle.

Birds serenade around me,

the sun soaks my back,

breeze sings lullaby.

I find paradise,

in own neighborhood,

my inner child is very happy,

with fabulous nature therapy.