SHE HEARD…

And she stopped…

and she heard what the trees 

said to her,

and she sat there for hours

not wanting to leave.

For, the forest said nothing,

it just let her breathe.

by Becky Hemsley 

I have shared Becky’s poetry on here before. She is an author who lives in Leicestershire, UK, with her husband, two boys and their dog. She was formerly a primary school teacher for 15 years, but now writes full-time and has written four collections. The first - entitled 'Talking to the Wild', which features the poem 'Breathe'. Also, another book now which is a follow on, 'What the Wild Replied. I treated myself to these two books. I can highly recommend them. She also has two further regular collections, and one of loss and grief poetry, as well as three children's books, one of which is an illustrated version of 'Breathe'). She is drawn to, and moved by, nature and its consistencies with human emotion (this I can attest to). In her words, "I often think the phrase 'human nature' is a good one to describe my thought process when writing. I aim to make a difference with words by helping people realize they are not alone."  She really is an amazing poet and sounds like a wonderful human being.