Silent Witnesses

Nature is a silent witness to our lives
It observes our breaking apart without judgment
The birds in your garden watch as you lose your mind
And they don’t announce it to the world

The wind blows through your life, but doesn’t
Carry your angry words on its wings 
To all and sundry, as testimony of your rage
It breathes them softly into stillness

Animals will join you in your dance of joy
Accepting your happiness without question
Being in the holy moment with exuberance
They will rejoice in the delight of your heart

When you sit down to meditate under the trees
Nature will lean closer around your still form
Sacred witnesses to your becoming one 
With the Source of all sentient beings