NATURE

I went to Lake Bonny Park for this assignment, and 

I stayed there for at least 40 minutes.

POEM:

We drove ten minutes down the road

The Mcdonalds in the trunk was a big load

Our final destination, Lake Bonny Park

It was far from turning dark

The sun was deceiving

But i kept on believing

What I hated was the wind

Everyone still just grinned

Good someone knew about the bridge

the lakeview was sure a privilege

I threw a jellybean to the crocodile

But I guess lemon wasn’t his style

The birds swooped down too low

We were a bit scared down below

There was no silence with children’s screams

They competed with my nature daydreams

All the lizards we were seein’

obviously had not been eatin’

Nature includes sweet tea

It was once leaves, you see?

My poem was a bit silly. However, I take nature very seriously. In fact, I recently just wrote a list of values for my life and one of them was to take time daily to appreciate nature. I feel that it is important to, each day, take time to breathe and take in the beauty of Creation. It reminds me of how creative and how thoughtful God is. It is a reminder of my lowliness compared to such a big and awesome God.

I am a lover of nature.

I wish I could eat, sleep, and work outside. :)

There is so much simplicity in it, yet so much complexity that I do not even want to say that I come close to being capable of fathoming it. It is such a mystery. It is so great that I often feel unworthy of being in its presence. 

It impacts all your senses. I could sit outside all day long, embrace every sound, every sight, every feeling, every smell. There’s something about nature that speaks serenity and peacefulness.

Nature speaks so much about our Jesus......Even now I find myself speechless.

When we first think of nature, we usually think about trees, flowers, the mountains, or the beach. But I think the most amazing form of nature is God’s ultimate creation, humans. You and I are what God treasures most. He made all the rest of nature for our enjoyment and pleasure. 

The trip to the park was lovely. Any day at the park with the warmth of the sun shining is a good day in my book! I always jump to any opportunity to soak up the sun. However, I feel that we did not have to go to that park necessarily to be “inspired” for this poem, but it was enjoyable as I already shared. We sat on the bridge overlooking the pond or lake, whichever it was. When I place myself directly in the presence of nature, I feel that I am sitting in the presence of God. And of course, there’s nothing better than that......