Look Around In Wonder

Look around, look around,

Look around in wonder,

Trace the thunderous cloud above

That feeds the river under.

Look above and look below

And look at last within,

You'll see a river running there

And when you do, jump in.

See the seedling sprouting up,

See the tree that bends,

Keep on seeing through the years

How nothing ever ends.

Watch the hawk and watch the cat

And watch the prey they stalk,

Watch the infant reaching out

That slowly learns to walk.

Watch the curling fern unfurl

And watch it curl again,

See the sunlight through the mist

That hangs above the fen.

Watch the moon peek through the leaves,

And see the stars take shape,

Watch the earth go round and round

A sun it can't escape.

Watch your hands and watch your feet

And watch your changing face,

See it in a river's glass

That's never in one place.

Watch the mountains slowly rise

And sink down toward the sea,

Watch your chest both rise and fall

In perfect harmony.

Look around, look around,

Look around in wonder,

Trace the thunderous cloud above

That feeds the river under.

Look above and look below

And look at last within,

You'll see a river running there

And when you do, jump in.

--David Griswold