Into the gentle folds of earth
I laid down my troubles
And felt their release
Into soil, rock and grass
Into worms and all of God’s infinite microscopic creatures
Who beneath made their abode
Haven for my tears
Streaming down cheeks formed of clay
Into earth’s primordial clay
Couching my body
Better than any man-made bed
Soaring overhead a red-tailed hawk
Connecting heaven and earth
Stopper of time
Seeing life from a different perspective
This past Sunday we were out gathering rock in the woods. My husband went on with the tractor, and as I hiked back I just decided to lie on the ground and let all my worries and cares flow back to earth. Everything was just right for those moments. My husband wondering what happened to me came looking and we lay there together. Other than children, I don’t think people do this anymore. We saw the hawk overhead. Then our dog found us, licking our faces and spraying water from his creek bath. The moment was over. I’m thankful for the moment we had.
J. Schlenker 
THAT- is LIVING!!!!!!
John
I would agree.
That would have been a beautiful moment. And it made for a beautiful post. Sometimes we seem to forget the most simple, beautiful things in life..
Great post! 🙂 🙂
Love this post.
Just beautiful. I don’t this often enough but reading this and your joy, I need to go find some earth.
This was indeed heavenly. My husband and I always take at least one evening a week to lay under the stars and watch the sky.
That is so great. We were talking about laying in the same spot when there is a full moon. We would have to hike a little ways through the woods which would make it even neater
Hi, very beautiful thought. It’s true, I stop too seldom to appreciate the earth. I’m following you through RSS. I am a children’s writer, librarian, and I’m married to a farmer. Farming has been in his blood for six generations on the Palouse. If you happen to check me out, you can see some of the pictures I posted last summer of our River Ranch.
just felt like being there with you.. loved it
wonderfully captured
be in nature and be one,
how divine, sweet sentiments, well done..
🙂
Wow, I can feel the care-free spirit in your write.. Just like your photo, it does make me break into a soft, gentle yet thankful for life in living…
I love the best about laying down my troubles and feel their release… It seemed the only is to be out in nature and be at peace and inhale the air in there..
Oops, did i talk too much? Sorry.. your poem just get me talking…
Thanks for dropping by Tingtasy.. I am going to put up your URL in my new-found friend in Tingtasy.. Yeah, that way, I can return every now and then… Hope this will be just more than one meeting in each other writing.. I just feel at ease in your blog… 🙂
*HUG*
nice poem my friend.. my thursday~ http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/let-it-be-it/
hmmm nyc one
its lovely 🙂
I think life would be fantastic with such moments! It’s the child in us, that is eternal.. and which gives us relief from our usually torrid life 🙂 (from my perspective, its torrid. 😉 ) nice piece, simple and beautiful. thank u.
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wow nature lover huh?
beauitful!
wasn’t the dog part of “the moment” licking your faces and excited you were doing something interesting and different…
Sandi
http://www.ahhsome.wordpress.com
What a lovely experience–what a lovely poem! No, I doubt too many people stop to just lay on the ground and dream like we did as children. Although I’ve done this well into my adulthood. Feels so good doesn’t it?
Lovely imagery of your captured moment. Your poem reminds me of Robert Frost’s style , particularly the meeting of man and nature in ‘Two Look at Two’.
Thank you for sharing
glh 🙂
This is a very nice work of poetry Jerri. I just like everything about the releasing of your worries and cares back into the earth. As children do, no cares nor concerns, just you, nature, and God. Very nice.
Just in that moment–you truly lived life, the way we are meant to live it, such a beautiful and moving piece, wish you many more such moments in future.
..please visit poets who are here, but you did not reach initially, thanks, we call it return favors, part of the rule,
bless your Friday.
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So many great lines in this poem! “Couching my body Better than any man-made bed” I may like this one the best.
Beautiful writing.
It is a wonderful feeling. to let the earth cradle you. we as people dont do that enough.
Such a sweet poem, I love it!
Beautiful poem – all of the language ties together really well and the whole thing is perfectly balanced. The last line lightens the whole thing and makes it playful.
Connected just so well.. ! Lovely one. 🙂
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A lovely pause. Thanks for this.
loved it..almost like i was there. great imagery.
Beautiful post … you remind me it has been too long since I watched the sky, clouds, stars with my back on Mother Earth! Thank you … I will have to rectify this! 🙂