Colin F. Jones

THE EARTH

The earth is the drum – life’s heartbeat.
It is the maker and shaper of life,
It is relentlessly rhythmic and fleet,
It overcomes all damage and strife.
Like the trees that spring from its bosom,
And the rivers that carry energy to the sea,
Humanity is formed from its ingredients,
That every element and chemical is in me.
For I am an earthling – a man of the earth,
Formed from the essence of nature’s seed
That germinated my character at birth,
Giving me the opportunity to fail or succeed.
And my lifetime is a brief time that I lease,
Until too soon my existence doth cease.