The clouded sun
lights the sea,
gulls cry out
their morning welcome
and the daily news arrives.
The greater the disturbance
the deeper I reach
to nurture the garden.
Watered with silence,
fed with forgiveness,
the harvest is of spirit
and upon this altar
I am lifted.

Courtesy of Aldo Leopold Foundation
Reading of “Nurture the Garden” with music by Kiev Chamber Choir.