It's Still Life

Day 16. Describe a special moment when you felt truly connected to nature.

When the Stars Fall Sideways

It’s not the poetic fill
of a challis-filled lake between
the rising foothills of the Alps,

or
the memory of season’s change,
or Orion’s star-embellished belt,
or autumn walnuts roasting

or
the first snowflake falling

or
the look back over my shoulder
at the moon, fixed firm as
privilege amongst its planets

or
finding a perfect seashell
as I walk the beach.

No, it’s none of those things,
because

what connects me
is the scent of green and gold of fields,
and knowing

that stars always fall sideways over Sussex.

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139 words. Written for Paul’s #thewildness challenge, Day 16: Describe a moment when you felt truly connected to nature. Artwork is created using Midjourney. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.