ANONYMOUS - Earth Teach Me

Earth, Teach Me

Earth, teach me quiet—as the grasses are still with new light.

Earth, teach me suffering—as old stories suffer with memory

Earth, teach me humility—as blossoms are humble with beginning

Earth, teach me caring—as mothers nurture their young

Earth, teach me courage—as the tree that stands alone.

Earth, teach me limitation—as the ant that crawls ont he ground.

Earth, teach me freedom—as the eagle that soars in the sky

Earth, teach me acceptance—as the leaves that die each fall

Earth, teach me renewal—as the seed that rises in the spring

Earth, teach me to forget myself—as melted snow forgets its life

Earth, teach me to remember kindness—as dry fields weep with rain.