When my heart has no
words
when there is too much to pray for
and not enough hope
in the world
to right all the wrongs
when there is too much to pray for
and not enough hope
in the world
to right all the wrongs
When California is burning
as the climate naysayers say nay
I walk my speechless heart
into the forest
to try to find my way
as the climate naysayers say nay
I walk my speechless heart
into the forest
to try to find my way
Each tree
a living prayer
offering balm and breath
to the soul-weary
Each birdcall a note of hope
in the planetary song
humankind has
gotten wrong
a living prayer
offering balm and breath
to the soul-weary
Each birdcall a note of hope
in the planetary song
humankind has
gotten wrong
When my heart has
only tears,
and there is too much to pray for
only tears,
and there is too much to pray for
and not enough hope
to find my way
I let the trees pray for me
Breathe their peacefulness
into my being
Listen to all
they have to say
I let the trees pray for me
Breathe their peacefulness
into my being
Listen to all
they have to say
Each tree
a living prayer,
each human adding either
dark or light
to the planetary plight
for Susan's prompt at Midweek Motif: Prayer, and shared with the Tuesday Platform at Real Toads.
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ReplyDeleteYou are right about having too much to pray about. Your poem reminded me of Joice Kilmer's poem, A Tree.
ReplyDelete"A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray..."
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This is so true: "Each birdcall a note of hope/in the planetary song/humankind has/gotten wrong".
ReplyDeleteYour sensibility and sensitivity bring us all closer to the nature and the truths that bind us with it, whether we know of it or not. I am comforted by the trees praying and breathing their peacefulness at least somewhere. Beautiful writing, Sherry! :-)
I am praying too
ReplyDeleteLove the thought of letting the trees pray for us! Hope that at least works...we're running out of options here!
ReplyDelete'I let the trees pray for me
ReplyDeleteBreathe their peacefulness
into my being
Listen to all'
they have to say
Oh this is so poignant Sherry!❤️
Beautiful poem, Sherry. So many lovely words written here.
ReplyDelete"Each tree
ReplyDeletea living prayer
offering balm and breath
to the soul-weary"
Yes indeed. A heartfelt experience. A poem of existence
Happy you dropped by my blog today Sherry
Much💛love💚
Beautiful! "I walk my heart. " Speechless, we hear the other voices.
ReplyDeleteMy mother says you speak for her!
DeleteEvery tree is, indeed, a living prayer... Perhaps, that is the reason why seeing them burn hurts so much. As if prayers are been consumed, and so many failed to see the terribleness of the loss.
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteI was reading recently that 80% of South Australia conservation areas were available for oil exploration. I am dumbfounded.
ReplyDeleteeach human adding either
ReplyDeletedark or light
to the planetary plight
Very good close Sherry! Nature knows best but unfortunately Man taints and tilts the balance!
Hank
Dear Respected Sherry what a touching and sad poem reflecting the harsh reality of life in the world today, 'I read a title 'Paradise is Burning 'and I prayed more Maythe Lord turn all such destructive fires into flowers, may it rain from the heavens above and bring peace to all.amen
ReplyDeleteIsn't it tragic that humans haven't learnt anything from such precious life forms? "I let the trees pray for me
ReplyDeleteBreathe their peacefulness
into my being"...Love this mindfulness.
Human beings have such an awesome responsibility when it comes to the planet's plight. Most of the time, I fear, we shirk that responsibility.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful reminder:
ReplyDeleteEach tree
a living prayer
The decimation of forests is the writing on the wall for this planet.
ReplyDeleteAmazingly beautiful!
ReplyDelete'Each tree a living prayer' attracts the tree lover in me like a magnet..
The last stanza brought it home. I'd like to think that light exceeds the darkness...even if it's not immediately apparent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.