Day 168 - Au Naturel

Layer me up but in the end I'm au naturel

I was there lying in the very first garden

Just like us all I have secrets to tell

And I am too proud to beg your pardon

I filter light into angelic arches

To the beat of my drum my soul marches

The green that you see comes from above and below

With so much energy and zest I am created

Uniquely and spiritually I continue to grow

I believe in the path I make, not one that is fated

It is true I am only one leaf on the tree

But still I choose to live just as I wish to be

So even in a world where I seem transparent

I am front and center in my life's rushing wind

With many a message I joyously sent

Never in the state of mind to be straightened

I am proudly au naturel, the ruler of my belief

Though on this tree, I am more than just another leaf

Day 148 - Ladybug - a red mesmerizing insect with black spots

Make the climb they once dared her

Sure that never from her home would she stir

But she proved them wrong all those haughty kings

She would go high up and not by her wings

No, she would scale the plant with care

Laughing with joy all the way up there

When she went up something magical occurred

Not an insect or a bit of life below stirred

Instead they watched her illuminate color

Something that had never appeared on any other

To this day insects far and near whisper of her feat

By her courageous actions she made the world more complete