Our 2nd Annual Women's Writing retreat is less than three months away, and I am starting to get excited. I've been gathering ideas, scheduled a planning day with a colleague, and I've been looking back through my journal and photos from last year. I bought a new journal to take with me that weekend, and on the first page is where I set my intention for the two days of writing. On the following pages, I wrote thoughts and pieces of writing throughout the weekend. The entire experience was a catalyst for my writing during the summer and early fall. Tonight I flipped through the pages, and about a third of the way through, there were two pages dated September 13th. In between was an undated page which was likely written that same day. I believe it was in response to a field trip I took with my college students down to Lovers Key Beach. I wrote down some words and phrases used by the student naturalist as we walked the beach. It appears I started to write a poem, so tonight in anticipation of the retreat down on Lovers Key, I decided to finish it.
Lovers Key
Not just for lovers of one another
a secluded piece of beautiful Southwest Florida
nestled estuaries, nurseries for sea creatures
safe haven for birds and beachgoers
Kayak through the mangroves
lick brackish splashes from your upper lip
Lovers of nature come here for respite
to relax, rejuvenate
rejoice in the wildlife and vegetation
Enjoy gulf breezes and blue skies
see an anhinga dive down in pursuit of lunch
the great blue heron soar above
snowy white egrets tiptoe along the shore
and tiny boats sail out in the distance
Sit by the water's edge and sip on a cocktail
close your eyes and tilt your face up
in praise of the sun's warmth and light
let the energy move you to create
sacred souls in writing communion
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