If only we knew the language of the mountains, <br />What story’s they could tell, <br />If only we knew the language of the rivers, <br />And feel the pain that they feel, <br />If only we knew the language of our mother earth, <br />What sadness would be felt? <br />If only we knew the language of our fellow man, <br />What understanding there would be? <br />When the environment talks, you should listen, <br />The message you should obey, <br />No delay, <br />All of these precious and necessary parts of our mother, <br />Are like the heart and sole, <br />Of her existence, <br />Our existence, <br />Of your existence, <br />My existence, <br />To learn another’s language, <br />To understand nature, <br />To be able too look and see, <br />To listen and hear, <br />To speak and be heard, <br />To be a warrior, <br />Not of war, <br />To be able to fight for our mother the earth, <br />Is something special? <br />I know the language of the environment, <br />It’s universal.<br /><br />Osceola Waters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-only-we-knew-the-language-of-the-mountains/
