Earth Pathways Showcase

Sea meets sky
earth greets rock.
stone becomes sand
coconut gorse
drifts on the air
wind-bent blackthorn
sheds bridal flowers
grey seal peers out from the waves
cormorant spreads her wings to dry
echoes of summers gone
and yet to come
of children grown
of castles built and washed away
alone I climb and gaze below
as swirling waters beat on stone
open handed
touch the sky
and watch the tides of time flow by.

Llangrannog © Josie Smith 2004

We walk three and half miles, a circular walk in the Aeron Valley, on the flat land that was formed during the ice age. I breathe in the fragrant air and it smells of honey. The bluebells are fading now, producing fat seed pods where once exquisitely coloured bells nodded. Foxgloves are beginning to bloom, still curled over at the top, but the lower flowers, vividly pink and dotted with dark freckles, are big enough for me to slip my finger into. I watch a bumble bee nestle into the mouth of each flower, emerging pollen-dusted and buzzing. I wish I could run my finger along his furry, black-and-yellow-striped back, and I imagine how it would feel. I want to get up close and intimate with all of nature.

Up close and intimate with all of Nature (Excerpt from Diary of a Shielding Yogini) © Josie Smith 2020