the language of the earth

can you hear her?

It’s the ripples in the river

It’s the clouds in the sky

It’s the sun rays shining through the forest canopy

It’s the trees and all the plants in the understory 

It’s a rushing waterfall

It’s the grass beneath your feet

It’s a rainbow after a storm

It’s the lizards scrambling through the shrubs

It’s the colors in the sunset 

It’s a bat flying at dusk

It’s the moon shining through a break in the clouds

It’s the prairie grass dancing with the wind

It’s the cool earth below you

It’s the coyotes yipping at the moon

It’s the smell of the earth after it rains

Can you hear her?

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Princeton, Oregon

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