Nature is not as you imagine her: br She's not a mold, nor yet a soulless mask- br She is made up of soul and freedom br She is made up of love and speech . . . br ................ br Observe the leaves and flowers on a tree: br Was it some gardener glued them there? br And is a growing child in the womb br The work of alien, external forces? . . . br ................ br They do not see and do not hear br They live in this world as if in darkness, br For them, it seems, the stars don't breathe br And ocean waves are not alive.