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MOTHER EARTH'S ORCHESTRA

Each morning as I take a walk on Mother Earth not only am I excited by what I see
but I get to walk among her musicians playing their morning symphony.

After years and years of walking I’ve come to understand
how Mother Earth is the conductor and all her creations are her band.

From the wind that whistles through her trees 
to the singing of her birds and the buzzing of her bees.

From her crickets who sing back-up while keeping out of sight
to her loud claps of thunder that sound like cymbals in the night.

From how her waves out in her ocean beat a rhythm on the shore
to the notes her raindrops make upon the rooftops 
or as they dance upon her forest floor.

From the sound her snow makes floating down in winter
to her Autumn leaves that fall…
thanks to Mother Earth’s amazing orchestra…
I have heard them all.

And every walk on Mother Earth is as different as night and day…
because I never know which of her musicians will be coming out to play.

Which is why every morning I’m excited to hear 
with what music Mother Earth will fill her air
to walk around and discover what sounds 
her orchestra has waiting for me there.

Copyright © Jim Yerman

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