Maybe We Should

A poem on learning from creation

Maybe the birds fly so freely
because they are not weighed down
and burdened by such distant cares
and lofty thoughts 

Maybe the daisies beam with beauty
because they are not so consumed
with themselves, but always attending
upward to the heavens

Maybe the trees can withstand storms
because they have done the slow work
of digging hidden roots down deep
into firmer foundations

Maybe we should humble ourselves
and heed the warnings of this wild world
untamed, brimming with wisdom
on how to live well