To All Things Small

A fog horn calls from a distance

over caving gravel road

tarred with oil stained rings.

A faraway morning bird sings

the song of destiny.

Who is this earth for?

Is it for the tree landing bird or the newly paved man-made road?

Who serves who?

Are man's failures a win for birds?

Or is man's evolution the ultimate demise for earth?

So much still to be learned

or choose to close the eyes and not champion.

Living is a dream with commotion lurking.

What I’ve learned is to live small like a bird.

Their song though readily heard

sings from within shaded tree limbs

where they are less likely to be disturbed.