On the edge of

The city

Agriculture

Fields in constant transition

*

Beyond

The climbing forest

Snow 

Like froth on a wave

An icy crust rises to the top

Crashing with the wind

Building higher over thousand of years

*

Proud and wise

Dormant now

With greatest influence

from a thoughtful vision

That holds us together

A promised balance

*

The steady peak of a volcano

Can forever be

A towering mountain

Head above the sea

Watching the land

Beyond borders

A welcome sight

*

With internal peace

Each of us can find in ourselves

When we are reassured by the strength

and beauty of the world

And the volatile guts at our core

Burn evenly

Like fuel in a fine-tuned engine

Moving us forward in time

*

Internal energy stable and synchronized

Working to keep progress calm

Without chaotic fury

That would spill over

And destroy our peace

*

Today

We are privileged

Those of us

that observe a settled world around us

Family trees living naturally

Skies not torn by war

Fair balances between what we reap

consume and distribute 

Business hard at work to produce

A better view for more of us

All of us

Near or far

On our Earth

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