It’s When You Look at Earth

It’s when you look at earth,

And covet all its gold,

Forgetting what it’s worth

In light of “wealth untold,”

That you forget the things

That matter most in life,

Like love and what it brings,

Dispelling fear and strife.

It’s faith and hope and love,

That must be what we sow;

If peace and joy above

Would fill our lives below.

Ezra Brainard, August 2011