Nature Walk
Listen to Rhiannon read her poem ...
You don’t need to know where you’re going
You don’t have to follow a track
Just to be out in the wild open air
With the wind in your hair, at your back.
So, walk on, in any direction
Taking in all that you meet,
The fields, the meadows, the water, the sands,
Feel it all, in your hands, at your feet.
Nature’s breath will blow away troubles,
Help you to open your heart,
Her wildness, her peace, is ever a friend -
Nature’s there, in the end, from the start.
You don’t have to follow a track
Just to be out in the wild open air
With the wind in your hair, at your back.
So, walk on, in any direction
Taking in all that you meet,
The fields, the meadows, the water, the sands,
Feel it all, in your hands, at your feet.
Nature’s breath will blow away troubles,
Help you to open your heart,
Her wildness, her peace, is ever a friend -
Nature’s there, in the end, from the start.
This poem is copyright (©) Rhiannon Oliver 2024
About the Writer
Rhiannon Oliver
Rhiannon is an actress, poet, workshop facilitator and playgroup leader based in Cardiff. She started writing for children in 2021 and has been published in The Caterpillar, Tyger Tyger, The Toy, The Dirigible Balloon, Northern Gravy, Paperbound, Little Thoughts Press, Parakeet, Buzgaga, and Launchpad (Australia). She has publications forthcoming in multiple anthologies. She has also written and created performance videos for The Big Welsh Rhyme Time (Book Trust Cymru) and her poetry has appeared on TV (Only Boys Aloud Christmas Concert, S4C). She is part of Literature Wales' Representing Wales 2023 scheme and is currently developing her first collection for children which explores Mental Health and Well-being.
