Spring Greetings!

All active or aspiring poets are invited to join this informal gathering to re-connect with wild nature through the art of poetry. As always, bring poetry to share, your own or a favorite poet’s, or a relevant prose reading. After sharing we’ll split up to wander, gathering observations and inspirations, or find a special spot to sit and write. Then we’ll re-converge for more sharing or just to talk. Don’t forget writing supplies, drinking water, shoes for hiking, a blanket or camp chair (optional).

Morningside Nature Preserve is uniquely unsuited for our usual routine, as the trail in leads up a long hill between two fences, then steeply down via a series of wooden stairs and landings. Then we reach the South Fork of Peachtree Creek and the real nature preserve opens out on either side of the trail. So we’ll have to proceed in single file for about ten minutes before we can fan out to explore. But it is totally worth the hike!

The entrance is located near the intersection of Lenox Rd. and Cheshire Bridge Rd. Unfortunately there is no picnic table, but there’s a bench. I will bring a few folding chairs and spread my blanket on the grass for our sharing time. Parking is limited, so car-pool or ride MARTA if you can. Click here for directions. Email me at swing1027@gmail.com if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you!

Earth blessings, Wing

Please pass the word to any Earth Poets you know! To join my Earth Poetry Workshop email list, contact me through the email address above.

Photo: A pair of mallards at Morningside Nature Preserve. Can you spot them?

Exuberance

When the world is melting
in the Spring
and the hurried footsteps of water
are everywhere,
the pink swarm of cherry blossoms
and the delirious bees
float along together
on a swollen rushing stream
of sunlit days, humming the same
giddy melody
that turns the seasons— Winter
ripening irresistibly
into Summer, but lingering
luxuriously
through week after week of playful,
wide-eyed,
exuberant Spring