How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime!
How
perfect your obedience to the light and how noble is your submission to the sun
I have walked over your plains
I
have climbed your stony mountains
I have descended into your valleys I have
entered into your caves.
On
the plains I have discovered your dreams
On the mountains I have admired your splendid
presence.
And
in the valleys I have observed your tranquility
In the caves I have touched your mysteries.
You
are the mouth and lips of Eternity
The
strings and fingers of Time,
The
mystery and solution of life.
How generous you are, Earth, and
How
strong is your yearning for
Your children lost between
That
which they have attained
And that which they could not obtain
We
pierce your bosom with swords and spears.
And
you dress our wounds with oil and balsam
We
plant your fields with skulls and bones.
And from them you rear cypress and willow
trees,
We
empty our wastes in your bosom, and you fill
Our
threshing floors with wheat sheaves,
And
our winepresses with grapes.
We
extract your elements to make
Cannons
and bombs but out of
Our
elements you create lilies and roses
How
patient you are Earth, and how merciful
Are
you an atom of dust raised by
The
feet of God when He journeyed from
The East and West of the universe?
Who
are you, Earth, and what are you?
You are “I” Earth!
You
are my sight and my discernment.
You
are my knowledge and my dream
You are my sorrow and my joy
You
are the beauty that lives in my eyes
The longing in my heart, the everlasting life
in
My
soul
You
are I Earth
Had
it not been for my being
You
would not have been!
------------Khalil Gibran
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