<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(84, 130, 53); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 26pt; background-color: white; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Beauty in Nature</span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); background-color: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); background-color: white;">by Arti Chopra<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); background-color: white;">Theres a poem in every flower, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(72, 72, 72);"><br><span style="background-color: white;">a sonnet in every tree, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">a tale in every lifetime </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">its just for you to see... </span><br><br><span style="background-color: white;">theres a lyric in every brook </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">as it rushes over rocks, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">theres an ode in every nuance, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">as loves wonder unlocks, </span><br><br><span style="background-color: white;">theres rhythm in every sound, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">every beating of a heart, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">theres poetry in every union </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">and every couple who are apart </span><br><br><span style="background-color: white;">and just as there is wonder </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">in every new life created </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">there is sadness and regret, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">for the unsaid and unfeted </span><br><br><span style="background-color: white;">just listen for the music </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">that your ears cannot hear, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">just strain yourself for the melody </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">thats so far and yet so near </span><br><br><span style="background-color: white;">the wonder of the creator, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">the magic of the divine </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">is there to feel, for all of us, </span><br><span style="background-color: white;">to soon be yours and mine.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></body></html>