Here’s my entry, Amber Estwick Lani Nieu. I was also tagged by Laura B. Hope this works!! No idea what I’m doing. lol.

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I was there when you first cried

It was a sunny and warm afternoon 

And the warmth held you

As it always will

.

It was spring

And you grew

As things do in spring

Sprouting

.

You had no fear 

as you walked barefoot across my fields

As you climbed my trees

As you napped in the warmth of my arms

.

In the winters, 

I watched you angel in the snow

In the summer, 

You hiked in my mountains

Drinking from my creeks

Splashing

.

But my gifts included more than terrain

The sound of the waves

Quieted your mind

The moon grew dark 

So that you could grow dark too

And not be alone

.

The wind blew in your hair

The clouds moved quickly

The rain pattered on your cheeks

My shooting stars distracted you

.

You didn't know

What you would be put through

What you will be put through

.

The wolves howled that day

On those days

And I did

Nothing

.

And they will howl again

And I will do

Nothing

.

But then

The sun came the next day

As it always does

As it will

Whether you’re here or not

.

Spring came once again

As will the scorching summers

And blistering winters

As they always do

.

Not asleep, but not fully awake

.

Until…

One day, you woke 

And smiled once again

With love

.

And you ran again in my fields

You climbed higher in my trees

And now I watch you angel in the snow

.

In the warmth of my sun

You glow

.

The piece I took from you

Is made whole

.

But the world is cruel

As chaos often is

The wind blows fiercely

The tides grow high

Fires rage

Waters turn tidal

.

And so you hold on

To each other

To survive

.

And when the moon is full

You look to me

And I look to you

.

The universe holds you in its arms

And bends to you both

.

Because the least I can do

Is give you each other

.

Two small lights

Refusing the dark.

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Write a short poem about your future, spoken in the voice of Mother Nature, using first-person omniscient (“I” who sees and knows everything).”

Who else is up for the prompt? Ian Victor Massey JamesLuo Notes from the Hill pm