The Earth may be tired of giving birth
to countless leaves and birds,
from the fountain where we drink
the daylight of our one precious life.
Perhaps it is only my feeling
of loss for Her altar,
and in a shallow lake today
two swans appeared.
One nested a muddy trash strewn island,
the other fished in brown water,
and I heard Her say yes.
She loves us whether we know or care,
and to all who live
in Her one mysterious home,
She simply says yes.
Oh Don, She (and I) are glad you wrote this.
Thanks for sharing the perspective… so refreshing.
I can only say….Yes.
Mother’s Day is on Sunday. As I read this, I am reminded of the unconditional love that my own mother gave me, she is gone now but givingness was unstoppable. She was often under appreciated & tired but continued to give of her love. Our earth mother constantly emanates grace & beauty. And like spoiled brats, we dismiss her, take her for granted & abuse her. I am appreciative of the fact that there are those, like you, Don who do love her & actively work to value her! I love her too!
beautiful Don
The humility inherent in mother earth…one feels the YES and it is key to whom we are and our ability to say yes too….
Thank you, Don. May we all learn to say, “Yes”…to Life, to our Mother Earth, to one another. May we all say, “Yes” to the Great Happiness that is without suffering.
I believe that is what Gaia is asking of us now as well: to simply say “Yes” to the invitations of Life, to surrender at long last…surrender our arrogance…our “clever” attempts to control…our mental constructs of dominance…to simply drop into our hearts and be.
thank you