by Chris Colderley
Greet the new day
like a stranger
entering it
for the first time.
Listen to the rivers,
the raven's song,
the woodpecker's knock,
and your beating heart.
Walk softly, mind
the leaves dancing
in shaky hands
of an old maple.
Let the shadows
of drifting clouds
warm your cheek
and whisper softly:
Share the earth
with all creatures.
Love them, and they
will love you back.
celebrating Chief Dan George
from Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth
illustrated by Ekua Holmes
2017, Candlewick Press
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