Song of the Earth (a poem)
The world is an orchestra
Of birth and death
With no beginning or end
The sun conducts its song of the earth
In which all participate
Selflessly bending
Pushing and pulling
The way confident waves
Tease miles of sandy shore
Fox navigates the tall dry grasses
In her burns a desire
To search
Every stone must be turned
Look closer
Where is the essence
In Fox is a knowing
That everything is one
The hills and trees are the same
The flowers are the same
The bees and butterflies
They’re the same too
Tree sets an example that is plain to see
Of patient being
Here and now
Oh how he loves
The birds in his branches
The lovers in his shade
The world is an orchestra
Of birth and death
With no beginning or end
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Spring 2024