There is a peace in the stillness, in the silence of pine woods, a sanctuary found in shadows, a gentle balm for the soul.

Each breath taken with the trees and again we feel the ground, a connection made deep and true, the body calmed, the heart full.

As the sun drifts lower, a golden hue falls and we are wrapped in the embrace of everything, a reminder of what it means to be alive.

• Sara Teasdale