Thank You To the Animals

I remember being fascinated by animals when I was a child enchanted by the things I’d hear and see… I never understood back then…all the things they were teaching me. When I listened to the birds serenade us from the trees or soaring overhead as they gracefully spread their wings… they were showing me how to fly…and teaching me how to sing. When I watched the rabbits bounding across the grass saw how every now and then they’d look at me…and stop… they were showing me the beauty there is in silence… and teaching me to hop. When I watched elephants gather together… see how with their trunks their babies they’d caress…. they were teaching me the importance of family… and how there is strength in tenderness. This poem goes out to these and all my other animal teachers.. I don’t think I’ve ever said this out loud…. Thank you for all you’ve taught me….I hope I’ve made you proud. I am still learning from you…I hope I never stop: never stop learning singing enjoying my family and never…miss an opportunity to hop.