Author: katiahage

redwood tree in California

Forgiveness

Can I peek at you
Through the branches 
Of solitude?
Can time and space
Finally melt 
Between us?
Can I be any different?
Can I be otherwise?

trunk of a tree on a nature walk

They Say…

They say… They say… They say… They say… They say… They say… They say…
Tired 
Of 
These
Voices

looking up at a group of trees

Redwood Tangle

The call to stand
Stronger than life itself
To reach for the sun
True to its nature
Of growing erect
Even while embracing
Other limbs

olive tree in downtown LA

Olive tree

Stand tall
Stand firm
And in your standing
Remember all that feed you
The infinite particles
Water, air and soil
Rich with what you need

birds of paradise

Awaiting You

Open up your life
Like petals
Gently revealing
Seeds of creation
Let the light in
Casting away
Shadows
And illusions

Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, BC, Canada

Thrive

wish none of it is real
not the separation
nor the sickness
wish it is all a mistake
an error of timing
a lapse of mind

Goatherd in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon

Harmony

Well,
A herd of goats
Guarded
Guided
Taken care of
They jumped at the chance
Of rushing
To the road
Through an opening

Naked statue of a woman

Naked

As I waited patiently her arrival
Time seemed long and heavy
It felt like an unjust trial
To not know how to sit or be
The curtains shaded part of the room
The sun’s rays caressing softly
I could still smell her lingering perfume
Swirling around playfully

wooden floor

Wooden Floor

It felt alive
The grounds that touched me
Sliding under my feet
Lifting every step
Its lines
Circled my body
Found the knots
The cracks
The sinews

green grass in Lebanon

Civil War

I used to lay down
In the tall grass
Face turned to the sky
Arms open wide
Welcoming
Breeze
Sun rays
Laughter of the woods.