"For the Beauty of the Earth -

Over and Around us Lies -

All the Wonders of Nature -

Enthralling our Lives!

How Beauteous To Behold

© - Tom Hyland - 9-28-08


From the Gargantuan Blue Whale,
Up to One Hundred Tons in Weight,
Larger than any Dinosaur,
Now Extinct by Fate -


Down to the Smallest Fruit-Fly,
Or Microscopic Dust Mite,
All Creatures - Great and Small -
Can Give you a Mighty Sight!


From the Largest to the Smallest,
Each is Born - then grows Old,
Creation’s Wonders Somehow Survive -
In Spite of Man’s Choke-Hold!


From the Ancient Giant Redwood,
Down to the Minutest Lowly Spore -
Nature’s Flora Abounds Un-Tethered,
Even Unto the Ocean Floor!


Flora and Fauna -
The Kingdoms of Life -
Offer us Vast Vistas -
To Reduce our Strife!

From the Cutest Kitty-Kat,
To Puppy-Dog Tails,
From Daffodils to Dandelions,
Nature’s Pleasure Never Fails!


From Bald-headed Eagles,
To Tiny Hummingbirds -
God’s Gifts to Humans,
Surpass Any Embellishing Words!


From the Thorns of a Rose,
To the Spikes of Cacti’s -
Sometimes an Ounce of Caution
May Prove to be Wise!


From a Great Tusked Elephant,
Down to Minnie, the Mouse -
Our Critters are Gregarious,
From House to House to House!


If Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder,
And Our Eyes are Opened Wide -
How Beauteous to Behold - Each and Every
Life-Form - both Within, and Outside!


© - TKH