O Earth, Sweet Earth , Forgive My Follies

O Earth, Sweet Earth, Forgive My Follies O' earth , earth , sweet earth forgive my follies, ten thousand days of roaming upon thy bosom slashing and bruising in wicked deeds; no foresight in my multitude of transgressions, so guilty of grief and pain inflicted in ignorance of thy many desperate needs! Perhaps a vain wish! Yet my spirit still prays for a gift, a chance at dearest redemption granted , sweet solace merciful in the giving; soft tunes, singing such kindness in song, Nature's elements dancing with tenderness and beautiful clouds celebrating all that is living! Robert Lindley , April 1991 Rewritten from memory. I think fairly close but do know it is not 100 percent as originally written 23 years ago. I find it hard to do such rewrites because I always seem to remember the original version to be much better! Perhaps just my engaging in wishful thinking.lol