Our human gifts

This is the world.

Bubbling and burbling

With delight,

A lived pulse of

Energy that rises

And falls

A heartbeat of joy

And of pain.

Joy in,

Pain released,

Pain in,

Joy released.

A cycle of loving

Transforming

The dull dry 

Land into 

Verdant pastures and 

Tall forests and

Tended villages.

A multiplicity of

Villages, each

Connected, each

Independent.

Self reliant and

Joyously 

Interdependent.

There is a knowing

Here, a knowing of

What is means to

Live your full

Humanity.

To sing, to

Dance, to clothe

Feed and house

Yourself, to be in

Relationship with

Self, with others,

The land, the beings

The spirits beyond.

The constant act of

Creation, of

Fashioning beauty

From the raw,

Honouring the Earth,

Bringing her delight,

Loving her.

Every act an offering,

Every deed a gift.

This is the world,

And so the world is.