Terra

You’d probably walk past a tree 

without even thinking 

‘It’s just a tree’, they say, you see.

but if you sit down under the cool shade,

and ponder and wonder what was going on with the world,

and how much we should actually appreciate this humble tree…

A new day starts, the sun ripping through the horizon

politicians scream while COVID cases increase, 

and more updates emerge on the horrors in Ukraine,

and the terrors in Afghanistan,

leaving a mass of pain.

But you go on a walk

and look at the green,

cleansing yourself of the shock

that your world is descending into despair.

But focus on the chlorophyll wonderland that keenly invites you!

Sit on the cool damp grass that leaves you with ease,

listening to the songs of the birds and notes of the wind,

hydrates you with the thought that not everything is going mad…

At Least Not What The Earth Has Given.