grasshopper
teaches me
to jump now

cricket
teaches me
someone’s always listening

dog
teaches me
no one’s unimportant

bird
teaches me
earth and the sky are the same

ant
teaches me
anything can be moved

lizard
teaches me
to enjoy the quiet of the sun

mouse
teaches me
to take only what I need

cat
teaches me
that love is not always apparent

butterfly
teaches me
about being a flower

firefly
teaches me
the light comes from the inside

rattlesnake
teaches me
if I’m angry, say something

spider
teaches me
not to get caught in myself

wild horse
teaches me
to talk with the wind

rabbit
teaches me
I have to trust sometime

bat
teaches me
listening is sometimes how you see

wolf pack
teaches me
we are nothing without each other

cockroach
teaches me
I can live with animosity

starfish
teaches me
not all stars that fall die

owl
teaches me
that answers are really questions

snail
teaches me
some things can wait

hawk
teaches me
to come down to earth, sometimes

crow
teaches me
to ignore what I’m afraid of

ferret
teaches me
how to dance this short life away

tortoise
teaches me
sometimes, even the rocks move

clouds
teach me
that dreams move slowly

if I stop
thinking so hard
everything
teaches me
everything

my dreams move slowly