terrypetersen

In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them they can teach us to see ourselves the same way. Michael Jackson 


Nature’s Creations 101

A young boy clasps a crayon with his fist
and draws an oblong, orange sun
with long uneven spokes.
He scribbles a
blue-clouded sky.
His big brother points out
the real sky
with patterns his kindergarten
colors can’t imitate.
The boy wads his drawing and his art into a ball
and throws it at his sibling.
Their mother grabs the crumpled paper.
She tells her sons
Nature creates superb designs.
But the sun is too hot
and too far away
to fit on the refrigerator.
Could the child please try again.
And, would Big Brother
please tend to 
another art work Nature has provided.
The lawn needs to be cut.