Shadows & Bends - Nature Poetry By Sez

Nature has an alliance with the Great Mystery and is therefore guided, healed & grown in accordance with that trust. Why do we consider ourselves separate from that same companionship when we ARE nature? This is a 3-minute poem about how nature never gives up on itself & how that seed is planted within us too. I hope it offers relief to those currently in doubt of their spiritual progress. Thank you so much to all who listen, comment, donate & share. You are the reason this work exists.

Transcript

There is no part of nature that ever gives up on itself,

No plant that resigns itself to the conditions of its hardship,

Nor the impossibilities it must face.

Nothing in nature diverts from its purpose to fully and unapologetically bloom,

Nor does it want to extract that painful seed from deep within itself that longs for its expansion,

Because that is exactly what it uses to grow outward even more.

There's nothing out there in the wild that does not swell and sprout into what the great mystery has asked of it.

No green-bodied being sees the shade as something against it,

As a thief of its light,

But grows through it,

Stretching towards the lonely sunbeam cast upon the floor.

Patiently,

Nature always extends itself beyond what restrains it by deepening its roots and taking up more space.

Not less,

Never less.

The only difference between us is that we want control over our conditions,

We want ownership of the sun,

And in that small desire,

We lose the big truth.

That everything in life comes with a shadow we must bend beyond,

Because that's what shadows do,

They make us apprentices of the light.

You are no less capable of growth,

No less nature,

Less guided,

Less intuitive than that of your kin.

Use the shadows.

Trust the seed.

And if you do collapse as you journey beyond the darkness,

Do it determinedly,

Outward.

Reviews

I am so deeply moved by your soul wisdom and the beauty of your words. Thank you for all that you create and share with us.

namaste, slow and poetic

So beautiful! 💖🤗
“shadows make us apprentices of the light.”
Also
“ if you fall do it determinably outward.”
I could picture a giant tree falling in a windstorm so gracefully and without trying exploding more seeds all over the forest floor. 🌲

Thank you 🙏 your soft spoken voice demands consciousness so compassionately. 🙏🦋💃❤️

So profoundly and beautifully said. Always a revelation.

Beautiful, like all your offerings dear Sez. Thank you 💜✨🌿

Thank you, thank you. The connection you have with the Spirit of existence on this earthly plane is beyond my words.

Wow, beautiful. Shadows make us apprentices of the light. Love that. Listened as a meditation, and the end felt a little abrupt, but I could feel this in my whole body

Your words are like water in the desert, nurturing my soul.

Oh How Wonderful! My plant 🌱 🌲 heart jumps with pure joy ! 💚

Your poem made me feel so courageous and expansive and within the flow of this wildlife.
Thank you for the inspiration!

So much peace and wisdom in your words and presence. I am grateful beyond words for your presence and sharing your gifts! 💜🌟🌿🪺🙏🏼

LOVED!!!!! Such a beautiful way to connect our evolution of blooming to that of nature. I will use this concept in my classes. Thank you

A lovely poem, so well composed, so beautifully read. The audio engineering here is exemplary as well. It’s a pleasure to contemplate your words.

I found this so comforting this morning upon waking with chronic pain I have been dealing with. Releasing so many healing tears. Thank you.🙏

Short and sweet reminder I learn from all parts of myself

Sez, I’m compelled to convey just how profoundly helpful and transformative your poetry and meditations are to me. No matter how I feel; how difffiicult, looming, or frightening a challenge or particular circumstance may be, no matter what time of day or night it is when I listen to your poetry, prose, or meditate with your guidence, I am
inevitably positively transformed from the place I was in before I began. Sometimes, listening and/or meditating with you is like a heart tune up, comsistamtly resulting in a softening and opening of my heart. Always, when I begin with any level of anxiety, it’s subsided or vanished when the poem or meditation end. At times, my journey via your words takes me to a version of one of my many favorite places with lovely additions of flowers, leafs, “spongy moss,” as well as sounds born from your descriptions.
There are also those days when I find myself on a magical luminous beach, in a new multicolored forest with little fairies gleefully dancing around me, sitting by a crystal clear steam, or a large glistening lake surrounded by the deep reflections of jagged mountains above it. Even listening in to a short poem flowing from your heart to so many of ours, magically or miraculously changes my perception of the day and the world. I feel so much calmer, hopeful and even joyful after listening, and participating in the journey created by absorbing your eloquent, always poignant words.
PS: Just to let you know, I also listen to you and meditate with you when I’m feeling grateful and happy. The result is always a confirmation or a deepening of the positive place in which I find myself.
Once again, thank you!

Dear Sez, your Beautifully eloquented profound words pierced my heart this morning with grace and love. Thank you ♥️💛♥️

An Exquisite experience I will come back!!!!❤️Thank you

So magical and true. Ahhh . Sitting out in nature looking at the deep blue sky ,smelling the soul stirring scents of flowers ,listening to the birds sing 🎶 on this beautiful day in early June and was just wondering if you had put anything new up .. and here it is ~ nature . Synchronicity! I’ve missed you Sez.
You’ve reminded me as I looked ahead on my calendar and weather forecast , wishing this sunshine could stay always and it’s calling for clouds and rain ; that “ shadows make us apprentices of the light ~ use the shadows ~ trust the seed.
Deep gratitude 🙏 bookmarked and recommended! Xo 🌺🍃🪺🪷💚🌻