When Nature Comes Knocking

by Brittany Studer


There’s a knock at my door in the pouring rain
My petals open to the tongue of a bee
Birds sing in my head the same tune I’ve known
Since my first time ocean waves rushed in

I open the door and you’re standing there soaked
Beneath the earth beats the tingle of life
You rush into my roots like food from the sun
And I can’t help but bend to your light


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Brittany Studer was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and many of her poems are steeped in imagery using elements found in nature. She started writing poetry in 2003 and finds the creative process deeply therapeutic. Brittany lives in Oregon with her husband and two young boys.