Nature Forsaken

Each season when Nature changes Her dress

Time sees new splendor

Yellow-greens and baby blues in Spring

Hunter greens and sapphire blues in Summer

Brownish greens and crystal blues in Fall

Opalescent whites and sparkling blues in Winter

All of Nature's ball gowns more beautiful than the last

All wardrobe changes strategic

Time appreciates Nature's fierce subtlety

Those hiding behind Her skirts forget quickly

That though they suckle at her bosom

The Giver of Life is not forsaken without mortal sacrifice

The loss of Nature's everlasting beauty

Affords only the deaths of her dependents