A Special Day

Today

is a very special day.

Today we celebrate

sun and rain,

light and dark,

the cycles of life,

the great turning

of the wheel.

Today we celebrate

every leaf

on every tree,

every feather

on every bird,

every drop of water

in every stream.

We celebrate

green growing ones

and winged ones,

two-leggeds

and four-leggeds,

all who walk, crawl,

swim, or fly.

We celebrate

each breath of air,

each morsel of food,

each beat of our hearts,

each healthy cell.

We celebrate

the profound miracle

of being alive

in this body

in this moment

on this planet.

Today,

like every other day,

is a very special day.

From Poems of Earth and Spirit:  70 Poems and 40 Practices to Deepen Your Connection with Nature by Kai Siedenburg.

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Kai Siedenburg is a nature connection guide, writer, earth whisperer, and author of Poems of Earth and Spirit: 70 Poems and 40 Practices to Deepen Your Connection with Nature. Kai is passionate about helping people to connect directly and mindfully with nature as a path to greater peace, joy, and healing in their lives and in the world. She is tickled and honored to have small patches of both moss and lichen growing on her car, a trusty Honda Civic named Dragonfly. Connect with Kai on her website and Facebook.