We are part of Nature to her we belong <br />Those who tell you otherwise they have got it wrong <br />The only God or Goddess I can claim to know <br />Lives in Nature and my wonder of her only grow. <br /> <br />As much as the sheep or the goat or the cow <br />Or the blackbird who pipes upon the leafy bough <br />Or the wildflowers that bloom on the banks of the stream <br />We are part of Nature or so it does seem. <br /> <br />We are part of Nature it does seem to me <br />Though some with my opinions may well not agree <br />To Nature we have to return to one day <br />And in her earthy bosom our remains will lay. <br /> <br />As much as the koala or wombat or roo <br />Or as much as the black or the white cockatoo <br />Or as much as the echidna or the emu <br />We are part of Nature that fact remains true. <br /> <br />The Goddess who feeds us why must i explain <br />That we are part of Nature must i say it again? <br />As much as the blossoms on the leafy tree <br />We are part of Nature you as well as me.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-are-part-of-nature/
