It becomes mundane, as we see it everyday
We do not realise the wonder of life
As it is all around, everyday
We do not realise the beauty of people
As we see them everyday
We do not realise the beauty of the fields
As we drive past them everyday
We do not realise the beauty of the insects
As we mindlessly squash them everyday
We do not realise the wonder of the forests
As we cut them down everyday
We do not realise the beauty of animals
As we consume them everyday
We do not realise the beauty of love
Because we ignore it, everyday
We do not realise the beauty of this earth
As we destroy it everyday
Only when it is gone from our lives
Do we start to realise what we have lost.
the mudcrow
may 12 1999
