Rising moon waxing, last action is relaxing
What occupies the mind is craft, aim for excellence in intuition, no rough draft
Rich empirical evidence, co-existing blessed elements
How sacred these botanical benefits, brilliant photosynthesis and solar relevance
Seeds buried in soil, nitrogen ascending
tap root shooting deeper and sprout light bending
All I can think about is cellular mitosis, which plants need what and how we can grow this
Exuding data like mycelium, these plants have copious lessons
Foster life, make medicine from root to flower essence
Amongst the chaos, the sun continues to shine
Biodiversity is fought for, prayed for, by masters who make shrines
Centuries of refining and local application too, young plants grow and old thicken through
Be it organ, meridian, or shen…or the stress of a system with pressure of 10,000 men
There’s a formula for that, be it zizyphus or eye of bat
And after kind craft takes effect with belief at the core, you’ll be everything but flat
This mystical science and co-evolving medicine
heals sadness and pain and deficiency of the endocrine
As they grow, saturate new leaves with song, by the next 2 moons a harvest comes along
How sophisticated these ways of earthen, true honesty
Don’t abuse it, endanger or underestimate, please promise we
When diagnostics are unclear and textbooks can’t speak,
Look deep into the soul of the patients whom plants seek.
Intuition, knowing, trusting are potent miraculous tools,
What an honor and blessing to be a part of this school.
To the beloved teachers and founders and fellow students at EastWest Planetary Herb School.