Freshness in every season
By: Justin Ferko
SpringÂ
Deep earth-cello tones of the mud underfoot on the Appalachian Trail
Moss and lichen embracing tumbled down field boulder fences
Salamander waking under rotting log
Late Summer
Concord grape perfuming the valley, tumbling down into Lake Erie
Royal purple skin, green fruit, grape pie and purple smiles
Autumn
Mushrooms poking through dew and grass
Leaves releasing from each twig
Crunch and staccato of stone, branch and leaves on the trail
Late Winter/Early Spring
Snow drops sparkling in dew
Like firefly abdomens ready to blaze, but not yet…
Invitation: What is your inner landscape like in this season? What would it be like to experience that spiritual and emotional landscape as one infused with freshness, newness, sensory experience?
Justin Ferko (he/they) is a queer spiritual guide and Earth poet, Dean of SDSG II and graduate of Oasis SDSG and DYDM programs. Justin celebrates our giftedness, power and wholeness as LGBTQIA2S+ community in this time of increasing political oppression. As a Certified Forest Bathing Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, Justin facilitates your soul friendship with Mother Earth and your own senses. You can reach him for spiritual guiding, supervision, or in-person/remotely guided Forest Bathing walks: justin@wildspiritpaths.com and https://www.wildspiritpaths.com/events-workshopsÂ