I let it wash over my body

I squeeze it between my fingers and my toes

I spread out my limbs and rest in it

You see we have a special relationship the sand & I

We give ourselves to the world graciously, allowing its view to shape and mold us where they want

But,

We just want to be free,

Free to love

Free to protect

Free to grow into who we are meant to be

Do you see me?

Standing in my garden

Taking in the things God created and I nursed

Do you see me?

Do you see how my beauty doesn’t compete with the awe around me

We compliment each other

Do you see me? Appreciate me? Love me?

I am the woman in the garden and I belong here

Can I sit here a while,

Can I stay here for a moment

Away from the demands

Away from the noise

Here, where everything that moves in unison for the greater good

Here, where it doesn’t matter who I am or where I come from

I pray

I meditate

I relax

I restore

I am safe

I am safe

I am safe

If I just sit here a moment

If I can just stay here a while

She painted her skin with flowers

With pinks, purples, yellows, greens, and reds

A sweet kiss from the sun shining on her face nourishing her, giving her life

When she was done she was the most beautiful bouquet I have ever seen

It’s 5:30 am and the moon is beginning to make way for the sun

It’s a crisp morning and as I fill my lungs with air, my senses are awakened

The frost on the ground is starting to ease and has left dewy crystal in its place

I slip off my shoes and sink my toes into the dirt one toe at a time

I plant my knees into the soil and plunge my hands into the earth

Finally, it’s the time I have been waiting for all winter

It’s time to plant.