by Carol C. Reiman
May I be as steady as the oak,
ocean, owl’s gaze;
Flexing as the bird’s wing,
cattail in the breeze,
stream around the stone;
stream around the stone;
Patient as the long daylight,
path to the horizon,
journey to my core;
Gliding back and forth,
Inner, outer,
values mirroring my mien.
As I tire, fresh start,
spiral ever out afar;
Treasuring earth’s teaching;
voicing its protection;
seeing to its keeping,
as I work to seek my own.
Earth Etudes for Elul are a project of Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope.
Carol C. Reiman juggles making a living, caring for family, and keeping ties with communities of human and non-human species.
