Gather what I may

The earth wears no peril
more than what was there
for treachery lives only
in the hearts of men
I am filled with hunger
for the world's beauty
and an urgency
to gather what I may
it is an artistic gift
humans cannot recreate
it was touched with love
color, shape, change
and birth
are its legacies
I am thankful
for its visual enjoyment
the only thing
that defames it
is man...

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