Hazy sky and spectral highlights
Joshua, Tree of Life
Standing tall and lordly
Over this world
Of heat and sorrow
Which takes so much
Then leaves so little
Over this world
Of heat and sorrow
Which takes so much
Then leaves so little
But the wisest insights always come
When I turn away from all of these
And simply listen to the voice within
Which resonates best with my body
Myself
Left so much behind
In faded memories
Lost to time
Distraction
And repression
I am reminded
Earth is a very small place
And I
I am a very small man
I cannot see
Into the depths
I cannot see
The other side
Not the horizon
Where there is only
More water
And more land
How many times
Have I watched
The last rays
Of a day dying
I visited
Many towns and villages
Where people lived in what I called poverty
The more I drove
The more I realized how much I have
But how little of it I need