Nature

I stand in the rain inhaling the petrichor on the soft storm’s breeze,
Listening to the music of raindrop falling against the leaves of trees,
Nature is a timeless beauty-carries exceptional grace
That of which mankind and all their creations can never replace
We can never control her emotions-and in the wake of this truth we are made meek,
Our powers, when compared to hers are nothing but weak.
Nature abounds under the smallest rock, the deepest sea, and the expansive sky above
We tear her flesh, burn her wooden veins-where is our mercy, our love?
She has given us the soft earth between our toes upon which we walk,
Given to us the breathtaking beauty of seasons and life that bring us to gawk,
She is the splendor behind the rise and fall of the blue ocean tides,
she is the fragrant scent dancing from flowered petals opened wide,
She is the ancient bough laced forest all-knowing and wise,
She is the great blue expanse of the infinite skies,
She is all this and more than we’ll ever come to know, she is more than you and me,
For she is you and me and from this truth we cannot flee.
Should we one day destroy her for good,
We destroy everything and ourselves, how can this not be understood?
We must seek balance and harmony with her to keep things right,
To keep our future and hers bright.


Copyright © 2010 L.Warren