True Treasure

True Treasure

A leaf or a single blade of grass

hold more treasures and far outlast

any trinket made by man.

The sun, moon and stars
more than light the sky -
for they, too, are a Divine Sign.
~ She is Love ~
Embrace Her Truth with calmness in your heart,
you are here, now, an equally treasured part
in this synchronized dance of life.
~~~  Janelle Bennett, 2010 ~~~

I am just sharing some of my old poetry that I "meant" to get in a book called "Nature's Truths," but then never did.  When I wrote this, I FELT the truth of it.  I felt alone and so lost in life with a marriage that left me feeling unhappy, a life I didn't quite want, and regrets from past choices (walking away that one time; agreeing that other time when I should have disagreed and saying yes when I should have said no).

Again, my strength came from nature itself.  Some may see that as "atheistic" or "paganistic" (not words, I know) but for me, it's all God.  If God is all, it's all God.  Nature, especially, is God.  (In my world)

This is also a time when "bling" started to become popular - diamonds dripping off jeans, cell phone cases, everyone so into materialistic "stuff."  I have never been a fan of excess jewelry or "blingy" things.  A bare tree of any leaves is more beautiful to me than anything Gucci or shiny made by man.  That stuff, no matter how expensive, looks cheap to me.  I feel cheap wearing it.

So I was out taking pictures one day and the sun was illuminating a patch of weeds -- it was so beautiful to me - from that picture (above) this poem was born.  It really did feel like truth to me.  And it still does.  We are never alone.  We are all important.  We all belong.  Breathe easy -- you are in the right place, just as you are.  ~ Janelle Bennett ~