I Am One

I step out into the world,
feel the wind on my face and
smell the delicate scent of autumn.
And I listen for the wisdom
of the trees and the birds,
the grass and the wind,
of the ocean and the flowers.

They remind me that
I am one with the trees and the birds,
with the grass and the wind.
I am. I am. I am.
They assure me that
I am one with all of Mother Nature,
with all the stars in the Universe.
I am. I am. I am.
They tell me that
I am one with the music of the ocean,
with the sweet scent of flowers.

I close my eyes, place my hands over my heart,
and can almost hear the ocean pulsing inside me.
I can almost make out the starlight against my eyelids.
A feathery breeze gently caresses my cheek
as if I were a daughter of the Wind.
And the birds are singing comforting tunes
as if they know how to ease my troubled mind.