Being in Nature
a gift from a tree
The Realness of Natural Things
The nearness of you
The Beauty that Nature Brings
When seeing is true
The Silence that Inward Sings
When hearing is clear
The Harmony Between all Beings
It exists right here!
© Ken Chawkin
See trees—a poem about the nature of trees, a sequel to Being in Nature, a gift from a tree. Both written mid-1990′s in winter, Vancouver, BC.
Also see What Do Trees Do? Something to think about, Willow Tree – a tanka – from a tree’s perspective, and Friendship – another tree tanka.
What’s said here is what happened to me: Mary Oliver’s poem, Praying, is a lesson on attention, receptivity, listening and writing.
January 23, 2012 at 4:29 pm |
[...] sequel to Being in Nature, a gift from a tree. Both written mid-1990′s in winter, Vancouver, [...]
January 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm |
[...] two poems, Being in Nature, and its sequel, trees—a poem about the nature of trees, were a gift from a tree on the edge of [...]
March 14, 2013 at 10:55 pm |
[...] a creative seed and it sprouted. This gift from the tree was much appreciated. I later called it Being in Nature. Its sequel, trees, was about the nature of trees, and what we can learn from them. Another poem [...]