The Earth Speaks


          O Lord,

          the sunrise
             announces your glory

          mountains
             display your grandeur

          rushing winds
             proclaim your strength

          waterfalls
             affirm your splendor

          gentle streams
             reveal your peace

          flowers
             profess your grace

          dogwoods
             declare your love

          the sunset
             demonstrates your power

          and

          the roaring oceans
             shout "AMEN!"


                    -James Irving Mann-
                    copyright 2012

                    jamesirvingmann@yahoo.com

"The Earth Speaks" was first published in HALO,  January, 2013