Do you know that sometimes,
when gathering nectar,
bees fall asleep in flowers?
Do you know fish are so sensitive
snowflakes sound like fireworks
when they land on the water?
Do you know whales will follow
their injured friends to shore,
often taking their own lives
so to not let their loved ones
be alone when they die?
Do you know sea otters hold
hands when they sleep so
they won't drift apart?
Do you know squirrels plant
thousands of trees ever year
just from forgetting where
they left their acorns?
None of this is poetry.
It's just the earth being
who she is.
(Andrea Gibson)
