What Is Nature?

What Is Nature?

Nature is the pure & simplest example of

the cycle of life.

It is coming & going.

It is the building & release.

It lends itself to itself.

It gives & it takes, as it is intended to do.

Nature is a guide to life, if studied.

It’s a lesson.

It's chaos & it's peace.

It's chaos though isn't meant to offend mankind.

It is simply doing what it is naturally formed to do.

Most importantly for me, nature is a refuge.

It is medicine, healing, calm,

even in a storm, I have found calm.

I have had to work though

to find it’s lessons & am still on the path

to understand all, if possible,

what nature is.

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ZIPPORAH

Written by Zipporah Johnson, Seven Springs cohort 2025.