Eat

with your
eyes, she
says.
Savour.
Be still,
be mesmerised.

The forest green
trees,
a mountain,
sand under you
feet.

Exhale. All
of the businesses,
and everyday
crap that you’ve
been carrying. Feel
your body,
hear your
footfall. Listen.
Hear the birds,
the wind
in the trees.

All of this, is
for you.
To experience,
appreciate and
admire.
All of this is here,
to ground you in
peace, and what
really matters. Dissolve
in the stillness, the
warmth of the
sun. The dogs
running underfoot.

For life is far
more simple, than
we often imagine.
And sometimes
it’s great to know
that even overthinking
plants, like us,
can find ourselves
in these gloriously
simple
things.

~Lu