Nature’s gifts

When I contemplate

The bounty and mystery of nature’s gifts

How could I not be in awe

Of all the beauty and richness that surrounds me

And as afternoon’s filtered mellow light

Ever so softly falls

How could I feel anything but peace

Surely the human world

So often jangles my spirit

There seem to be

Road blocks and stop signs

And a host of rules and regulations

About how much and what for

And when and where

But nature never argues in this way

When it is windy

The squall just blows

When clouds too heavy with rain

Can no longer contain it

Then rain falls

Come what may

So maybe we should just

Take more time to rest

And open our hearts and souls

To these lessons and bequests

Centring our consciousness

In deep gratitude

For the preciousness

Of nature’s gifts

All so freely given