I See The Trees

I see the trees and the trees see me:

It is very much in the heart of me

to live in the midst of the nature I see. 

 

Brightly Quietly Softly Fade Away

Seasons pass or only days
and as I sit,

the soft petals fall,
the best friends
pass over the sun again,
old acquaintances disappear 
on vanishing paths.
My soul stays,

showing my way,
decades fade, eras long gone, 
where the jade was at my door,
sustaining rice fields, earth trodden floor.

Mystical life, I just admire
carpets of cherry upon the wood.
I am happiest here
though I know I could
fade away
on any day.

This is a re-post, of my sitting five days with peonies,

which was written and posted, on November 19, 2018

Bless Your Kind Heart

A year ago, this day was hot and sunny.

I left the cafe feeling bilious.

I walked home, a short way.

I was very breathless.

I went through my front door.

Everything was spinning.

I was trembling, then really shaking. 

I swallowed spoonfuls of organic honey.

It was a birthday gift.

I must unlock the door. 

I must call the ambulance.

Where's my phone?

Was this life gone?

 

I was unconscious for almost 4 hours.

The summer heat was all around.

I did not move at all.

My body was still.

I slowly opened my eyes.

Still. I was still.

There was white light,

and then, a truly bright 'rainbow bridge'. 

 

I was mesmerized.

Yet I knew I was alive. 

Anaphylaxis. Untreated. 3.55 hours. 

I was lifted. I survived.  

 

I kept saying to myself:

"Oh thank you God, thank you God

Bless your kind heart.

Bless your kind heart." 

 

I felt out of my life for weeks, even months.

Now, December 2025, I am having medical tests.

What internal shocks, happened in my body?  

Photo: Delphinium, Candle Larkspurs, Lambley Nursery.