Breath

by J. Daniel Beaudry

Tree, gather up my thoughts
like the clouds in your branches.
Draw up my soul
like the waters in your root.

In the arteries of your trunk
bring me together.
Through your leaves
breathe out the sky.

Dan Beaudry received his bachelor's and master's degrees in English at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. At the graduate level he studied the newly emerging field of eco-poetics, a field that strives to use language in a way that accurately, honestly, and spiritually resonates with nature. Several of his poems have been published and the one appearing on this website, "Earth Breath," first appeared in Nature in Legend and Story. Dan Beaudry is finishing his certification to teach high school English and lives in the countryside outside Albany. Email: beaudryj@strose.edu