I go to the
forest and talk to the trees in the woods.
They answer
me with the mouths of birds.
Birches and
pines are worried,
For the
spirit of the forest dwells in them.
They tell
me,
When a tree
falls, the soul shrinks,
Until it is
too weak to survive.
I answer
that I feel great shame,
Because
when the spirit of the forest dies
Every
living creature dies
Not only
people.
I start to
cry
A sparrow
lands on my shoulder
And says:
I am
singing as long as I breathe.
I answer
that's what you do:
You comfort
us faithless,
Though we
don't know
Other tunes
than our praise,
Which is
other creatures' submission.
When I
leave the animals,
They ask if
I'm coming back.
I answer
that I have not earned their love.
Don't worry
because we are blessed.
We are
God's joy, love, goodness, and light.
I thank
them and think:
This course
of events must happen.
When an
evil apple ruins the world.
© Yelling
Rosa
2023-08-01