Bodies Bathe and Bask
Traci Neal
Rivers rinse the duck, a dynasty
to nestle near lily pads. Frogs
leap and lick fresh food. Streams
stretch bodies. Birds surround
the sky as stars. Hearts hear beauty
and sing songs for sweet fruit. Bears taste
honey, hugging beehives. Treat the tree
as a trunk of treasures to behold.
Discover an appreciation for land.
Lives reveal seasons. Fields flower
with color. Bloom. Plants float in water.
Life is a cycle that cradles creation.
Insects suck up rich pollen
from strong roots. Animals raise
their young to grow off
the ground they knew. Marvel this.
Picture the moments we make.
Bodies bathe and bask in nature.
