The Earth Eater

I love the sound of the rain.
I love my feet in the sand.
I love my arms wrapped around a great redwood tree.
I love oils and tinctures, lavender, sandalwood, and patchouli.
I love cooking, cutting up root vegetables, transforming fruit and leaves and animal and seed into a meal.
I am an earth eater.
I love herbs and spices.
Rosemary, sage, and thyme.
Turmeric, cayenne, paprika, too.
I love the lingering smell from the kitchen.
I love the scent of smoke from burning California sage in my home.
I love lighting a fire and watching the wood burn to ash.
I love crystals of all kinds,
shells, rocks,
and stone.
I love knowing one day
I will let it all go.