A fiery sunset over a lake at dusk

The intricate carvings on an ivory tusk

The ocean’s waves that crash and roar

And break upon a distant shore

The silvery twinkle in the stars at night

What makes the sun shine so bright

The glimmer in a small fish’s scales

The keening song of the humpback whales

A bullfrog hiding in the reeds of a pond

A chestnut mare leading her foal along

The birds that start the morning off with a song

And the birds that just sang all along

Vines that coil and twist through the trees

Springy palm fronds that sway in the breeze

The sharp eyes of a bird of prey

The laughable sound of a donkey’s bray

The clicking of echolocation

And the V pattern of geese’s migration

Grass dappled with the morning’s dew

Wispy clouds in a sky so blue

The hoof prints left on a well-worn trail

Dawn’s early light, so very pale

A thin line of ants trekking over a log

A mysterious lagoon, lost in the fog

A slippery seal escaping the shark

So far from the quiet grace of a lark

Delicate white flakes touching down to earth

Gazelles that give the cheetah quite a wide berth

The peacefulness in a forest, even midday

The feathers of a macaw, ever a colorful display

The smacking of a beaver’s tail on its hut

The resounding click as a Venus Fly Trap snaps shut

The velvet fur of a puppy’s ears

All the signs of life a barn owl can hear

Rugged mountains stretching into the distance

A tiny fruit fly, just pleased with existence

The gleaming claws of a polar bear

The seasonal coats of an arctic hare

Un-mined gold, hidden under the surface

Bubbling magma, resembling a furnace

A timber wolf howling to the sky

A gosling’s meager attempts to fly

The scorching heat of the Sahara sun

A herd of elephants on the run

A swordfish’s nose, a unique feature

All these and more a part of nature