Grass The Leveller

High rises, scaffolding, concrete steel and glass Stare from inhuman eyries around the world Grass, the leveller, invites you to walk, to greet it Its neighbour, Water, reflects the traffic of clouds The languid loops of birds Pools lie like lotus petals, still and calm Drink them in with your eyes Yin/Yang of liquid Press your feet onto the tread of nature How very large the lawn is! How small your steps, that leave no mark in passing! Here, you have moved out of the norms of existence The tinny underground, cram-crushed, angst-ridden Slow your pace. There are no deadlines here Walk steadily, breathing easy as the wind Your thoughts, desires and needs are passing storms In café teacups. Time will rinse them out The one you married, you only have on loan Your house, your job, are clothes too soon discarded Here is a sanctuary, a place of peace Free of the madhouse chatter of technology Feel your worries float away like leaves Grass, the leveller, invites you to walk, to greet it