Why?

The day is very hot.
Neither I, nor my dog,
nor the trees in the forest,
nor the scurrying geckos
need clothes.
And if you
think I do,
then it is you
who need me
to wear them.
Why?

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked in Nature / ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎬᏩᎣ ᎭᏫᎾ

Trees are the guardians
of the planet.
They have wisdom,
and stories to tell.
We feel their communication best
when our skin
is bare.

ᏡᎬᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏘᏯᏗ
ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩᏗᏁ
ᎧᏃᎮᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏒᎾᏍᏓᏎ ᎣᎯᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎪᏔᏅᏁ
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎦᏁᎦ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.