#semaa

Earth, teach me stillness

As the grasses are stilled by light.

Earth, teach me suffering

As old stones suffer with memory.

Earth, teach me humility

As blossoms are humble with beginning.

Earth, teach me caring

As the mother who secures her young.

Earth, teach me courage

As the tree which stands all alone.

Earth, teach me limitation

As the ant which crawls on the ground.

Earth, teach me freedom

As the eagle which soars in the sky.

Earth, teach me resignation

As the leaves which die in the fall.

Earth, teach me regeneration

As the seed which rises in the spring.

Earth, teach me to forget myself

As melted snow forgets its life.

Earth, teach me to remember kindness

As dry fields weep with rain.