I stood on the croquet lawn and looked,
Looked all around me and above me.
The sun was shining,
The clouds were white and streaky.
The trees and bushes were free of leaves
Devastated by Winter’s coldness,
But as I looked closer
Buds were starting to grow,
Spring was on its way
And the bareness of Nature’s world
Will soon be filled with Nature’s greenery
And I will see all its glory surrounding me.
The wonder of Nature is so superb
I appreciate all my time with it
And am so pleased that it is there,
It is always there for me to see.
The thought then comes to me,
In this pleasant time homo sapiens lives
And only think of themselves,
And what is in it for them.
They are destroying Nature,
Destroying Nature with selfish ways.
The must learn to protect,
Protect our world from harm,
As maybe one day the lawn may be gone
And nobody will be able to stand on it
And revel in the joy of Nature,
As I do in this moment in time.