The Creek Visits

26.08.26 - diary entry

I went on a walk to the creek yesterday 

and spoke with Mother Nature.

She showed me something wonderful

A leaf to look through, a new lens

to view the world from her eyes.

The wind picked up 

as I whispered for her forgiveness;

a melody carried its way into my ears

This golden stream of light came down.

It lit up spider webs and dancing bugs;

I wasn’t alone after all.

As I looked through the leaf, 

the creek began to dim.

I felt a little goblin hiding

shy behind the tree stumps.

‘Come this way’

As I got up to follow his voice,

I felt a swarm of magenta faeries

swirling behind me; they said

I’d gone too far…

Around I turned, and there it was:

a hollow cave within the tree

I took a breath of leafy damp air 

and stuck my head in to see

There sat a forest man’s face,

his eyes closed and yawning

Yawning, and so peaceful

I sang the creek melody 

to his sleeping self 

and marvelled at the beauty of this experience.