I See You More Clearly Now

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One hundred and sixteen souls,
counted with care.
My inspiration
on a quiet afternoon
to get to know those who live
around me.

Mostly oaks, some spindly
and just beginning,
others like grandfathers
with wide open arms.
A towering pine that was a
miniature Christmas tree
twenty-five years ago.
The sycamore planted
before our daughter was born.
An elm, that shades
where we sit on the patio.
Mulberries lining the driveway,
their leaves dessert for the deer.
And a small eucalyptus grove,
where trees are tall enough
for the hawks to nest.

To each I say, I see you.
I honor your presence,
and gritty patience
with battering winds,
sunbaked earth,
birds that squawk and titter
from your branches.
Being the guardians
that you are, I can believe
you love all of this.
Beautiful, sacred trees,
I see you more clearly now.

 

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Carolyn Chilton Casas
Carolyn Chilton Casas is a practicing Reiki master and teacher whose favorite themes to write about are nature, mindfulness, and ways to heal. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as Blue Heron Review, Braided Way, Grateful Living, One Art, and Third Wednesday and in anthologies including “The Wonder of Small Things: Poems of Peace and Renewal” and “Thin Spaces & Sacred Spaces.” Carolyn writes articles regarding energy healing for wellness magazines in several countries. More of her work can be found on Facebook or Instagram and in her newest collection of poetry “Under the Same Sky.”

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