This poem was inspired by the vast wild beauty in Marin

And how lucky we are to live here….

Student of Nature

To be a student of nature

Studying the veins of leaves

Mesmerized by the waves

Analyzing the scent of the air

Pursuing the winds dance

Languishing over the birds song

Watching the way the butterflies

Chase after one another in perfect circles

Sensing how the roots know to come alive each spring

Sending their green stalks upwards Into the light

Waiting for the tulip trees to open their secret and release it boldly

Following the jasmine blossoms as they unwind in the darkest hours

And there we lay still on the earth with it’s mashed up pinecones and tree bark

With the rocks smooth from the sea,

The sky broken open

I’ll take a piece of the earth with me and study it obsessively

Possibly a serpentine rock or

A photo of a soaring falcon

It’s the unspoken that speaks most passionately

To be a student of nature

Pursuing the bounty of the earth with dedication

Grace and wisdom

No enrollment fees

No exams

Just limitless wisdom