Lessons
By Sayu W
Published 21 September 2024
Lessons under the sky:
The sun taught me to rest before I rise again
The birds taught me to fall before I fly
The flowers taught me to bloom with grace
When people talk of going outside on a trip
They speak of nature as a foreign outsider
But with each breath you declare your kinship
To everything: the crawling ant to the giant elephant
The bees rely on the flowers
The flowers rely on the bees
Harmony in all the hours
No win or lose in this economy
How old and powerful I am above
The butterfly on the log
The miracle of flight
Gentle I must be
How young and fleeting I am under
The wisdom and endurance of an oak
Trunk, branches, leaves - a splendid wonder
Humble I must be