Nature's Medicine

The smell of amber and spices

Rises up 

From the sun kissed

And heat bathed ground

Warm air drifts in currents

Around the bench and 

Through its worn slats

I've ridden my bike here

To discover nature's hidden world

The bench creaks beneath my weight

As I strain to see everything

Dragonflies flit above

The water's surface

Gently skirting the edge

With its light of a feather extremities

Ripples billow out in circular fashion

Below the surface

A whole new world

Filled with gliding fish 

And paddling turtles

This serene beauty 

Fills my soul like no other

And acts like a bomb of protection 

Sprinkling fairy dust wherever it is needed

It fills the cracks

Gaps the bridges

In my soul 

Whose edges have frayed and rotted away

From everyday grief and loss

I take my medicine daily 

With a smile and a song

For I know that once I swallow it

Soak it up 

My mind and spirit will once again be whole