In times of emergency
It’s our duty to be attentive :
the same consciousness
that sets us apart
brings us together
not just in times
of collective emergency
but as we admire a fair rose
or gaze into a pair of pale
green or blue or hazel eyes
and whisper words of love
And in the summer lie
beneath the mighty oak
and know that its leaves
will one day fall and yet
not give a damn
because love is all
and while away the hours
wondering wistfully
where the universe would be
without us
John Lyons