Poem: The Future I See

The future I see

Is gentle

Forests are lush

The world’s waters are crystal clear

And sparkling

And teeming with life

Deserts bloom

The future I see

Is kind

Humans have rediscovered their mission as tenders of the garden

Every human footstep caresses and massages the Earth

Every human heart beats with gratitude for being alive

The future I see

Is loving

Humans have rediscovered that the primary purpose for hands

Is to caress the animals, the plants, the rocks, the loam

And each other

And for taking a thorn out of a paw

Hands are also good for expressing creatively

The joy and reverence for Life

The future I see Is joyous

The sounds are of the natural world

And of human voices singing and laughing with delight

And some humans sing with the whales and dolphins of the joys of the deep ocean

The future I see

Is light

Humans nourish themselves with light and air and water and love and Earth’s bounty,

Generously given and gratefully accepted

The future I see

Is reverent

Every being, mineral, plant, animal, human or etheric

Is treated with reverence and gratitude for that entity’s unique gift

And contribution

Humans and animals of all kinds are friends,

Enjoying the richness of experience that friendship brings

The future I see

Is ecstatic

New human beings are invited into the world consciously and birthed in ecstasy

Remembering the oneness of all

The future I see

Is full of gratitude

I see myself, sitting on the Earth, helping restore balance by helping water flow here

and encouraging a plant to grow there

and sending some nurturing love to a nest yonder

And slowly, sparklingly, vibrating out of existence

Because my work here is done