Poetry in nature...

There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.  ~Minnie Aumonier

I am a huge fan of trees. Not just oaks or maples, but trees in general. I love to gaze at their shapes, their colors, the way they reach up to heaven.  Trees provide enjoyment in the ascent of their branches by young climbers or in the cool shade at the base of their trunks for those with less energy.

Some of my favorite Bible verses are about trees. Psalms 52:8 says, "But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever."

"I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress, That they may see and recognize, And consider and gain insight as well, That the hand of the LORD has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it." Isaiah 41:19-20.

My favorite verse is Isaiah 55:12: "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."

Indeed, there is poetry in nature. In every musical movement of leaves on branches, swaying rhythmically  in the wind. In every expression of new growth in spring and even in the stark limbs of winter. It is all God's creative gift to us. The Bible was written long ago, but even today it offers us glimpses of the poetry and wonder of the Lord.