She Says

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In those seemingly

endless miles of road,

she says

"I haven't spent much time in Nature."

I puzzle and muse.

How could this be

in a society

and world

which pride themselves

in having everything

for Humans

immediately

at our fingertips?

I am deeply blessed that

I have had many opportunities

in Nature:

those camping trips

near and far

when I was a Child,

my ongoing adventures

with my Naturalist Husband,

his continual eye and heart

for the outdoors

and his yearning

to pull me along,

my art of Birds,

a career and life style

based on bringing people

home to the land,

my attraction to Gardening.

While I spent a lot of time inside,

I couldn't be separated

from Nature.

None of us can.

She will not release

Her Embrace.

Returning to Her

is a Coming Home

for which we all yearn

and have awaited for so long.

~~~~

Glinda Crawford, 2010

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