Nature Comforted Him

My little son was sad,

an eczema flare-up,

with scratches and blood,

his legs looked bad.

With father’s scolding,

he was miserable.

His body was hurt,

and so was his heart.

I knew he needed comfort,

which only nature can give,

So, I put him in the stroller,

and we went on an adventure,

into our leafy neighborhood,

and we paused,

at a neighbor’s yard,

listened to humming bees

on the palo verde tree,

we inhaled rosemary,

smelled fragrant roses,

and listened to finches,

singing from the rooftops.

We soaked in sunlight

and let the spring breeze

caress his sore skin,

under the crescent moon.

We admired the grace of

soaring turkey vulture,

picked Chinese rain tree amber.

We came back,

from our healing walk,

feeling a lot better.

“Nature brings comfort in all troubles.” – Anne Frank