Love So True

There are butterflies called Monarch's,
And I, delicately, have held one of these,

Red deer in autumn rut, is a sight everybody should see, and
I am privileged to have witnessed Sea turtles in Turkey

I have touched alligators in Florida,
And I have watched heron fly in Egypt,

Listened to the English dawn chorus, wept
At the sight of seagulls in a V, suddenly

Appearing when I had such a desperate need
For spirituality. Ancient oak trees

In Shotover Forest, provide branches so
Thick you can lay on and write, and despite

All the shit fired at foxes, I found one,
Befriended it, hand fed it, and watched it

Outrun death.
I have held my breath as I witnessed

A kingfisher dive into a local pond,
Gone for what seemed like minutes,

And then up again, a mouth full of fish fillet.
I listen to wild deer at night; muntjac

I hear them bark, calling to Jack
And owls hoot and I hoot back

And all of these things; so fantastic, so magnificent
Natures endless symphony, such a wonder for me

But I have never seen again love so true
As the love life gave to me and you