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view of Nature
view of Nature refreshes my soul
nourishes what is creative within me
blindness might coerce me
into taking in what i have heard
without assimilation of sounds
chirps, trills, clicks, hisses
rumbles, snaps, growls, crashes thunders, squeaks, peeps, crackles
barks, yaps, yelps, snarls, roars
whines, yips, bays, murmurs
Nature touches our pitiful attention
in many ways we keep too busy
to hear, feel, smell, taste with the degree
of richness given to us