The Blue World

We are surrounded by the beauty of this world in which we live, which asks nothing of us - existing purely just to give. A lonely blue planet set aside from all the rest, which has to be absolutely, exquisitely the best. A complex ecosystem only god could replicate, to house a billion species which it must facilitate. It’s majestically, enchantingly, hauntingly diverse, a blessing in the main, but equally a curse. Everything is finely balanced from sunset 'til sunrise, where each day delivers something of a heavenly surprise. A butterfly in spring, an icicle through cold, so much natural beauty we constantly behold. In fall, the coloured leaves systematically changing, on a modifying landscape, forever rearranging. We can only stop and count the simple blessings of our life, and forget the trivial things which cause unwanted strife.