The trees wave. The air restores breath. I watch them talk and call to me. “Go to nature” they say. It’s been weeks of longing to be there and weeks of sticking to my routine. The gym, food, work, food, home. She persists still. Today when I came to my car the trees were more excited than usual. Waving. Moving. Rattling leaves. “Go to nature” they say. I stopped to watch, to listen. I need them. Is this earth speaking to me? Is this my reminder I am a part of all things? Everything is alive with boundless energy; we are just too busy to notice. And what are we busy with that is more important than connecting to the nature that made us, to the spirit that animates us and the spirits of the little creatures that scamper about? Nothing.
- Andrea