Lake Bonny~

"I went to Lake Bonny Park for this field trip, and I stayed there for at least 45 minutes." Although I didn’t know what to expect at Lake Bonny Park, I did enjoy my time there. It was peaceful and actually a great stress reliever from classes and homework. I tried my best to follow the instructions for this field trip, and following the instructions, I believe, made me time at Lake Bonny well spent. Observing and being quiet for the fifteen minutes, made me not just think about nature, but about what God’s intentions were for making nature. I thought of the verse where it talks about how God is in his creation so everyone is without an excuse for saying there is no God. I believe God made creation so beautifully and detailed to reveal himself to those that will listen and are quiet. He says “be still and know that I am God.” Creation is a clue to God’s existence! It was an “ah- ha” moment for me.

In the short essay, “Poetry as a Spiritual Practice for Mary oliver,” a line stood out to me, it says, “At other times it is not a conversation with any words but a simple presence with both God and the earth.” And this is exactly how I experienced my time at Lake Bonny Park, I experienced an intimate moment with the Lord. Sometimes it is not about what we are praying and shouting out to the Lord is when we hear from him, but it’s when we are able to be quiet and listen to what he has to say, because he has the answer for you even before you pray. As Oliver states in her poem about her own feeling of seeing God’s creation, “Which is mostly standing still and being astonished.” I became astonished when I realized God’s clue that shows his existence came to me when I was quiet and listened. If I haven’t learned anything else from this trip it was I need to be still and know that he is God!

My Nature Poem:

Intimate meeting of minds
These definitely bind
Dark rich soil consume my feet and starts to wrap
The grass grows deep within this tender trap
The seed which now resides is the heart of this flower
Blossom and bloom and don’t lack power
Let the wind take over like a Holy Ghost shower


Be like Christ the lamb and the Lion
Full of life like the dandelion
Oh creation radiates like a symphony
But the “one” whispers remember me! Creator of all things
Not responsible for the worldly blings!
But the unfailing morning sting of the birds never ending praise sings


So stoic and poised
The tree stands
But underneath it is the roots that go down deep and brand
Going with life so simple with peace like the birds and the bee’s
All creation waits for Thee

By: Ashley Coleman