Elucidating Questions

Do you practice religion?

I practice something

If saying good morning and good night to the sun each day is practising

If taking a moment to acknowledge our Earth and all the things she could have given us is practising

If collecting rocks and feathers and bug wings and plant pieces is practising

I practice knowing the cycle of the full moon, the four segments of our solar journey

I practice acknowledging the way the planets have affected us

I practice not killing bugs and not harming creatures

I practice knowing the seasons and how they should be, not how they’ve become

I practice being decent, being as good as I can be

It’s my religion, not anyone else’s

And I don’t expect anyone else to care

But I’m living it

And it brings me peace