Poem - What If Hope (9 Feb 2014)

What if hope were simply
The clear blue sky of a summer afternoon,
The cooling breeze under a full moon,
The falling rain on a spring night,
The winter's blanket of snow, white?

What if hope were found
In a bird's nest,
In a good rest,
In a flower's color,
In a storm's power?

What if hope was when
Lovers are safe under a rainbow wave,
Children are taught all life to save,
Animals are free from plates and cages,
Plants are protected for the ages?

What if hope wasn't a struggle
To envision and believe,
To find and receive,
To feel and hold
To grow and mold?

What if hope wasn't needed at all
Because Earthlings united,
And for goodness sided,
Caring for Earth as one,
Together under the sun?