We Are Here To Live

It's funny how fresh air can command you to write a poem! ;)

 

The earth is giving me love

Happiness, flowing through my palms,

And the bottoms of my feet.

 

Quenching a thirst

I’ve been holding so long

Inside of me

 

Sometimes I forget that I am in the world

Instead of watching it behind frosted glass

 

I can be heard

I can be seen

And I can live

If that is my heart’s desire

 

The grass is here to grow

And show me how to, too

The sun is here to shine

And warm my skin when I get lonely

The rain is here to cleanse my soul

When I’ve neglected it too long

And the sky is here to clear my mind

Once the rain is gone

And I

I am here

To personify these words

I am here to get it right

If not the first time

Then the next

Or the next

Or the next

I am here to do more than write life

I am here to

Live.

 

You are here to sing your song

You are here to dance your dance

You are here to climb your mountain

You are here

To do what you need to do

 

We are here to enjoy the beauty

Of the grass that grows

The sun that shines

The rain that falls

And the earth that loves

 

We are here to live.

Reviews

[Bonnie]

Wonderful! I really like this poem. I like the way you integrate nature and philosophy. It is my favorite style!

[Bear]

A fine write and you're so correct; the fresh air does command much from those who take the time to NOTICE. ;~) I received an e-mail this evening that had a picture of purple flowers blooming within a valley in the western United States... the picture took me back 28 years to my summer trip west. The day we climbed Blacktail Butte and had to walk amongst the Sagebrush to get to the Butte to walk and climb to the top. Sagebrush... a scent of it's own. Your poem takes me back to that month long trip as well... reminding me of the rain, thunderstorms, fresh air, sunshine, breezes along the Snake River... all fine memories captured within my mind and a few snapshots that are upon my living room wall. ;~)
Good mantra... I am here to live; WE ARE HERE TO LIVE!!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and reminding me to live!! Sallie Bear

[Wildfleour]

I love this. It had a Native American "feel" to me........