Lessons From Nature

Find a stream in the woods
With no one around
Where the babbling of nature
Is the only sound

Listen intently
To what you will hear
Relax for a moment
The message is clear

Surrender yourself
To the song of the stream
Let the crystal clear water
Sweep you into a dream

Learn from the water
To dance and to sing
And not to be troubled
By any old thing

See how the current
Flows over and around;
No matter the obstacle
You'll not see a frown

It doesn't get mad
If you stand in its way
It welcomes the chance
To splash and to play

It nurtures all life
Be it fish, plant or tree
It offers a drink
On its way to the sea

The stream offers lessons
So simple; no fuss
Imagine the ripples
If applied to us.

Copyright © 1998, 1999 Dan Coppersmith. All rights reserved.

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