Nature's Poetic Symphony
Nature Inspired Poetry
Immerse yourself in a collection of poems inspired by the healing power of nature, crafted by participants of our transformative workshops and retreats.
Whispers of the Wild
Poetic Journeys in Nature
Our participants have ventured into the heart of nature, where the unfurling leaves and flowing streams have inspired their creative expressions. Each poem is a testament to the profound connection between the human spirit and the natural world, offering a glimpse into the serenity and insight gained through relationship and presence with nature.
Voices of Transformation
To then be the support of a new life,
Guiding its tender roots and branches to grow,
All while held by those who came before me.
Korimiko
by Rata 2024 Belmont
I know my purpose
With inherent joy and ease
I pass on my knowledge
With my abundance of seeds
Breathy freely, with hope
Enjoying every breeze
I am part of a collective vision
That rests with the trees
Hangzhou Nature Retreat
Collective Poem
Ther is no hierarchy
Expansion and growth is
experienced equally.
I have never notice you by my ignorance
Gentleness and sharpness are all your beauty.
Allow vines anxiety and expectations
everything records this life and past life’s secrets
All beings are messengers
Life is planting the seeds
I’m loving you,
Please keep going up bravely.
Not KOROMIKO ( plant that looks like koromiko)
By Faithe
KO-O-RO—IA
(whisper/chant while deeply inhaling)
(holding breath chant)
He shall not claim the honour of the first call
But I
I A HA HA
(chant while exhaling)
Tis I … the breath of life
KO…ORO…AIA
(chant while holding breath)
RA-WA By Faithe
I am the face of RA
Reflected up into the heavens
Beams of radiant sunshine
My central eye pierces the darkness to reveal the pure light source within … let your soul’s purpose shine
Fill this time and place with the essence of the pure spirit that is within
TAU-a-WAI By Faithe
I am water’s foothold
Tenuously clinging to the water banks
Siphoning and resiphoning muddy waters
restoring pure oxygen back into the river of life
Natural Leaders Ecotherapy Training Collective Poem
By Craig, Davina, Faithe, Jasmine, Jess, Julie, Karlena, Lorraina, Mandi, Marina, Mélanie, Miriama, Patu, Toni & Victoria
Through the undergrowth, I emerge,
I am nature, naturally simple, naturally beautiful.
While I am here, I will stand tall.
The wind is making your leaves dance while singing words that I cannot understand.
The strong firm tree stands in the wind.
A beacon to light.
Carry my purse with care.
Ordinary in the extraordinary.
With my abundance of seeds.
Seeking light in wind and rain, ready to become holy again.
Soft to the touch, strength and vitality.
Kor – o – RO – IA.
TAU – A – WAI.
RA – WA.
You are the essence, essential to the world’s turning, and one in between.
The mind seeds what it wants to bee leave, says the tree to the seed.
This is the only moment.
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“Totara” By Rata 2024 Belmont
Guess my name
If you have forgotten your way, I remain steadfast with patience
No life is in vain.
I am hope, the one that remains
Ready for you
When you’ve lost your way.
Gorse By Ross
You have pierced my canvas clothing
Tasted my blood
Left the tips of your needles under my skin
Showered down my collar as I crawled beneath you.
I’ve made wine from your blossoms
Sheltered in your hollowed cave
Watched you blush across the hillsides
Heard your popcorn pods pop in the late summer heat
Smelt your wild and musky sweetness
I’ve seen you in all stages
Seedling soft
Adolescent sharp
Generative adult
Old age decay
Yielding to the bush
Waratah By Florence
WAITANGI (The Waterfall) By Faithe
Wairere speaks…
I will cry for you mokopuna
I will take your limiting beliefs and wash them far away
Trickle them away down over boulders
And out to sea
Recharge the mamae with shafts of sunlight
And support you in whatever you do
Takoto mai ra
Takoto mai ra
Lay them down
Know that I will never let you down
Wear the healing band of parekawakawa
E tangi, e tangi, takoto mai ra.
