Celebrating Earth Day 2009

For the beauty of the earth,

For the beauty of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

Time to plant trees

You're down on your knees

Time to plant trees

Near a swarm of bees

You plant a little tree

And it grows and grows

Or it may die in a winter's snow

Only God does know

I wrote the above poem when I was in the 4th grade. It won first place in an Arbor Day contest at Stephen Foster Elementary School here in Louisville. My prize was a young sappling to plant.

I watched that tree grow for more than twenty years, until a drunk driver plowed into the yard and the tree, killing it.

I've planted lots of trees and lots of rose bushes through the years, but that tree was my favorite.

But you know, no matter what, it really is a wonderful world. So today Alex and I are going to somehow plant another little tree to replace the one we lost over the weekend.

Have a blessed Earth Day!