by Nathan Christopher

The flames that flicker, dance and burn as creation, life, and death take turn a lesson that I hope to learn as this tallgrass prairie will adjourn

From the smoky ash and blackened earth will come a season of rebirth and reveal a world of greater worth as fresh young grasses share their mirth

The promise of a brighter day where Mother Nature has her say as tender shoots rise from the gray for a better planet, please let us pray