Song To Nature

Song To Nature

Today it was bright and the sun shone above
 The sky was an azure blue
 And the breeze from the east made a low hallowed sound
 as it blew all the leaves to their demise on the ground

 From where I was sitting not a cloud was in view
 And yet a warm, wet rain hit the earth all anew
 The colors of springtime from purple to pink,
 seemed all faded and worn and a bit out of sync

 There was a scent on the air of which I must say
 was like the rotting of flesh and of sleep out on the grass,
 while a sweet melody sort of just drifted past
 From where I was sitting I could see all who came

 And they saw through me, my sorrow and shame
 There was gray slabs of nothingness scattered around
 Each encrypted a message so worldly profound
 And the blooming decorum was a sight to behold,

 each a symbol of love to the memories untold
 And alas, a millipede on a road newly paved
 was the last thing I saw from the view at my grave