Treasures Along the Way

are we really that different from those who lived long ago
when their way of travel moved very slow?

their days were filled with finding food
no thought of which shirt color fit their mood

yes, our way of life is in sharp contrast
to those who lived in a simpler past

but have we learned how to treat each other?
how to look at each person as a sister or brother?

we can communicate as fast as lightning
yet we continue our tribal fighting

we can talk to someone across the earth
while our neighbor may be in emotional dearth

we fly on airplanes to far away places
while the unseen around us reveals beautiful spaces

maybe our ancestors living in harmony with the land
were more able to see the rhythm of mother nature’s hand

maybe we haven’t progressed as far as we think
since war and hatred still bring us to the brink

If only we had learned to grow at the same pace
that we have with technology’s race

our kindness and compassion would exceed all dreams
of the lonely and forgotten without sufficient means

we would lift one another without fail
and truly blaze a glorious trail

we can choose to be on this selfless path
reject the old ways of hate and wrath

we can fill the earth with a new tide
we can be the healing of the divide

with God’s help we can turn it around
filling the earth with a beautiful sound

a sound of harmony, a sound of peace
where rancor and lies begin to cease

they may be few
who have this view

but we can be a light in the darkness
repairing the damage of the harshness

one day Light and Love will fill the earth
giving each longing soul joy and mirth

our hearts can be ready for that day
nurturing, nourishing along our way

each precious soul is around us now-
we can share the why and how

to love and learn this Higher Way
that will bring a brand new day



by Becky Hull
June 19, 2024