I stare out of the window at nature\'s carpet
God\'s colour - green,
A colour that wears many faces
Wouldn\'t you agree?
Mother Nature wears its shades and tones in many places;
From the leaves on the trees, to the leaves on the ground
Where green is the luck of the four leafed clover,
The shamrock the Irish hold so dear,
Pale green shoots and buds of spring
Signalling better weather is near.
Nature\'s creatures dressed in cloaks of green,
The aphids and caterpillars camouflaged against the predator\'s eye,
All subtly blending into Mother Nature\'s skin.
The fruits on the trees, shining like beacons,
The citrus limes and Eve\'s temptation, Eve\'s sin
The apple, juicy and ripe ready to lead us into temptation.
I stare out of the window at nature\'s carpet
God\'s colour - green
A colour that wears many faces
Wouldn\'t you agree?
Mother Nature wears its tones and shades in many places;
On land and at sea, out in the deep,
The green of the oceans\' depths holding onto its secrets
As it undulates and ebbs and flows
Towards the Emerald Isle, the jewel of the land,
Where we voyage with awe and trepidation at the power
This swell of green water holds,
In wonder at the contrasts of this mass
The green tranquility, calm and relaxing turning
Quickly to a green eyed monster, cruel and tempestuous
Having no care, as history relates,to the many mariners yearning
To master and plunder its green depths, always giving into its temptations.
I stare into your eyes at one of nature\'s vices
The colour of envy - green
A colour that wears many faces
Wouldn\'t you agree?
Human nature wears its shades and tones in many places,
The green eyed monster of jealousy,
Coveting what others have with a burning desire
Leaving a wanting, a harmful emotion that erodes,
Feeling comfortable in your cloak of green
Not caring for the hurt envy bodes.
This colour of envy, this shade of green
One of nature\'s weaker genes, one if nature\'s parasites
Splashing its colour in the eyes of the unsure,
Leaving a shade that taints the character
Leaving a green streak that is impure
A shade of temptation to be banished from the artist, Nature\'s palette.