The Simplicity Of Nature Poem by RIC BASTASA

reeds on the side of the lake
ripples of water
sand over mud
a green island on the other side
shades of the horizon
blue and darker sometimes
blue skies and fluffy white clouds

how this view sings in harmony
with the heart of a man
sitting in solitude under a tree
on the grass

nature is indeed simpler than man
more beautiful even without him

but who shall know? when man becomes
extinct, who shall know?
when man is finally excluded, who shall tell?