Beauty

The beauty of the sun
as it shines through the leaves
on trees
still green
still strong
once young

trees live forever
as young people feel that they will
and soon will have their voices recognized
as an oak stands tall
but youth, easy to anger
want more, and more and love
and change and never look to nature
for the answers.

how many hundreds of rings on
that thing?
with the sun, roots, water
shining leaves as the sun
hits them just right &
can energize you, and
I, and the nugget of the world
going round.

birds nest, ahh, fall eggs, and the
mockingbird screeches and
protects late births, as small
creatures prepare to hibernate
hiding acorns.

Swarmed by incredible spring beauty
the sun will once more shine
in my mind
to save for the hard times
the rough times, like now
yes now would be a rough time.
& it will not go away
youth have the vote
and we won't live forever
soon even those leaves
must fall brown and curled
and the trees must stand alone.
© Gail Wolper 2012

09/05/2014

Posted on 09/05/2014
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