HUMBLE PRIDE

For I have been humbled yet again,
Humbled by my loss and nature's gain.
By the lakes, the flowers, the trees and bees;
by smoothest touch of the silky rain.

By the mellowed wind, its howling sound

by even the tiniest creature here around,

by the feel of moisture in my eyes,

by the feeling of, one day, saying goodbyes.

By the songs of birds and splash of waves,

by the endless beautiful green landscapes;
my senses shut at this brilliant sight

of a place that glows with warmth, not light.

With the humility also comes a pride.

A pride to belong, a pride to survive.