SHINRIN-YOKU

(SHINRIN-YOKU A walk through the forest....

SHINRIN-YOKU

The path of nature often winds
Through forest, field and stream.
With vistas pure and storm-cloud free...
It seems to be a dream.

No righteous indignation here
Nor fighting in the fray,
Just peaceful thought and vision true
To pay delinquent stays.

The longing of a heart that beats
In sorrow's dark domain,
The forest breeze and smell of pine
Brings solace from the pain.

And shinrin-yoku in the sight
Of creatures great and small
Brings harmony to those who live
To hear the wildness call.
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© 2016 Sharon Peeples

The term shinrin-yoku (literally “forest bathing”) comes
    from Japanese culture, which has a long tradition of living
harmoniously with nature.

                   

Reviews

[Valentine]

Not just the wildness of nature calling but the sounds that most people do not even hear. Valentine

[Miss Sharon]

You got it Kathy! Spot on my sweet friend. Thank you. ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you write so beautifully in your nature poems...and you remind us how sweet and giving nature can be to soothe our hearts and souls...i live out in the middle of it...in the woods...i can really appreciate this poem...

thank you!

j.

[Miss Sharon]

This is the most beautiful review I have ever received my dear friend! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ~Sharon