May the Spirits forgive
by Barrie Neller
The sun rises as if earth’s deities
open an eye to view their new day.
Breezes breathe their collective sigh
for the ending of the night.
Inconceivably beautiful colors splash
then streak the canvas of the sky.
Man marvels at nature’s gifts while
struggling with the meaning of life,
the mystery of the cosmos and its role
in this planetary plot. Asking the question
never answered: Is it a dream or demanding
reality? While the country’s holy vastness
and natural splendor is put at risk as man
sacrifices his sacred inheritance -- builds
dwellings of mass destruction, pollutes
waters, cuts forests, burns grasslands,
destroys deserts.