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Reverence for Life

 

By Lienda Little

 

Under a wide, transient iridescent sky,

cerulean and crystal clear, his mind envelops.

A world so various, unfathomable to try

and understand how life develops.

 

Some can explain all these truths.

They may lack expression, lie at heart,

without true theories or logical proofs.

Reason and reality can be so far apart.

 

Keep this true enigma of the world alive.

All living creatures sacred, divine, feeling!

Not everything can be conquered by drive.

Begin the world through love and healing.

 

Prevent destruction, value life

It is irreplaceable; difficult to mend.

Such a struggle to survive, with strife

this dear precious journey does end

Photograph povided by Ms. Sheila Silver as a gift to the Albert Schweitzer Institute.

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