Under A Moonlit Sky

A gentle wind, that rustles the leaves,

is whispering in my ear

A bright moon gazes at me through the forests canopy

lighting my path

Wandering through the forest I marvel at its beauty

All shades of moss covering the grounds on which I softly tred.

Sometimes I sense a wild animal staring in wonder at my appearance

and silently I watch them, wondering if they are aware of what's coming to them

But a strange unnatural noise in the

distance startles the animal and I see it speeding off

I softly weep for I know that the days of comforting silence are gone

Under a moonlit sky I wander through the forest

marvelling at its beauty, the serenity, the natural silence

The sky is red with the burning fire of the trees, it makes me weep

I see some heavily mutilated animals running towards me in panic

I am shocked at the selfishness of the men who thought of this destruction

of the earth on which I was born and raised

Under a moonlit sky I wander through the forest

a deathly silence around the scorched ghostlike trees

Even for the creatures of the wild,

there is no escape from the wars which scorch the earth.

Defeat will mean the final death of us all.