Creativity and Caregiving - Reducing Stress by Creative Writing

For a change of pace I am offering some creative writing I did recently. Since I came back from my recent trip to the Oregon coast with crutches, one leg in a velcro cast and the other in several braces, I have been turning to creativity to reduce stress. I always enjoyed creative writing as a child. The Oregon coast was wild and inspiring. Along with slide shows in previous posts here is a bit of poetry about the "wild rivers coast" of Oregon.

The Oregon Coast Spirit

by Kristi Marie Gott

Remember images so soothing,

Such a comfort in the night.

Tall firs along a river.

Bare aspens, mountains beyond.

Wild beaches full of driftwood.

Redwoods for a hundred miles.

No sound but the wind and water.

Birdsong breaks the silence.

Elk graze near a lost lagoon.

Deer take dainty steps in fields.

Snow heavy on the fir tree boughs.

New ice like thin glass on ponds.

A dozen mountain ridges fade to the sky.

Imagine all that peace and freedom.

The spirit loosed from bonds flies high,

The wellsprings of the soul reborn.