The Earth’s breath, by Ben Munyao [a reblog]

THE EARTH’S BREATH

My Earth, our Earth,
breathes beneath a burden,
crying quietly beneath the burning sun,
swallowing smoke, ash, and sorrow.

Forests fall.
Trees are torn down.
Branches tremble in the wind,
leaves longing for rain.

Rain arrives late,
rain grows rare,
the river thins,
the fields fall silent,
and seeds remain waiting
for the sky’s kiss of water. […]

For more writing by Ben:

• read his articles at https://growing-the-future.org/
• visit his blog https://benmunyacom.wordpress.com/
• buy his book One step through the fire (highly recommended!)

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