Treasures

Today I went to a used furniture store to see about arranging a pickup for a desk I no longer need. Of course I had to do some browsing and of course I found myself in the back corner of the store where there were quite a few bookcases of books. It first appeared that the books they had were novels and the usual selection of cookbooks etc., but then I found the case with the books on religion, spirituality and self-help topics. In one of my earlier posts I wrote about my love of books, so it is no secret that I get a feeling of great satisfaction when I find some new ones to add to my collection. I feel like a hunter that has made a new conquest.

Today's treasures were four books: Ardath by Marie Corelli, Pagan Pride - Honoring the Craft and Culture of Earth and the Goddess by M. Macha NightMare, Great Swan - Meetings with Ramakrishna by Lex Hixon, and Sisters of the Earth a compilation of poetry and prose about nature written by ninety wonderful accomplished women writers.

I decided to choose a page at random from Sisters of the Earth and share it with you. I hope you like it as much as I do.

My Help is in the Mountain

by Nancy Wood

My help is in the mountain

Where I take myself to heal

The earthly wounds

That people give to me.

I find a rock with sun on it

And a stream where the water runs gentle

And the trees which one by one give me company.

So must I stay for a long time

Until I have grown from the rock

And the stream is running through me

And I cannot tell myself from one tall tree.

Then I know that nothing touches me

Nor makes me run away.

My help is in the mountain

That I take away with me.

Jai Mata Di