Poem: One Green Thing at a Time

One green thing at a time, she said.

            “Do you know what’s the best thing in the world? Eating lunch beneath a tree. You feel the breeze. Hear the birds, experience cool in the blue shade. No, it’s not even that. The breeze, it’s the embrace of life. The birds, they’re the voice of your soul. The shade, it’s the blanket of preservation. The tree? The therapy of green leaves dappling beneath a blue sky.

            “One green thing at a time.”