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Explore the intimate connection between nature and the human spirit as author Joyce Rupp delves into the beauty and mystery of autumn. Through lyrical prose, she reflects on the profound essence of trees adapting to the changing seasons and contemplates the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Join her on a journey of self-discovery and interconnectedness with the natural world in this poetic exploration of the dance of autumn trees.
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The Dance of Autumn Trees Getting inside the skin of creation
The womb of trees that I’ve sat under All spring and summer Is feeling the death threats of winter What amazes me that these trees seem not to mind.
Could it be a dance they are doing in the wild wind? Could it be a song they are singing through the raindrops falling on their faces?
Whenever I allow myself to get inside the skin of creation, I know I am in the embrace of Earth. I sense the vital essence, the dancing dynamism, and I bow to the One who holds this dance in an eternal embrace.
I cannot yet be in the heart of these autumn trees. I am still too much a stranger to death, too much a clutcher of the only life I have ever known. By Joyce Rupp