How to rest easy
I can rest easier knowing
That there are great tracts of wilderness
Left untouched.
They give meaning
To life on this planet
And reinvigorate my spirit.
For these regions
Are the light of the world
On a planet
That, despite the drone of engines,
Is rapidly
Falling silent.
They give me hope.
When we come to our senses
Perhaps those areas of wilderness
Will act as a reservoir
To replenish
The life
We have destroyed.
Opher – 5.8.2020
