PRECIOUS LIFE

Life must not be taken with a pinch of salt.
We might appear to be savage animals,
And as a cause, a bird’s life may have to halt,
Man will kill without a thought, many moles.

Life is so precious that once it’s gone,
It will never come again, in this Universe.
So, unnecessary death is all wrong,
And to kill for fun instead of food is worse.

Life is one of the many middle stages,
In the evolution of the Cosmos.
Even in life’s evolution, cruelty rages.
And every hour, minute and second, life is lost.

Life, you might say, is a temporary way,
Of the Universe looking at itself.
Man can look at hills, trees and a beautiful jay,
All in finite, but now, is in good health.

A Russ 1974