My lovely friend Satya has made a pledge to say a prayer (from all faiths and none) for the earth, in a public place, every day for a year. What a wonderful expression of commitment and love. I am deeply honoured that she asked me for a poem to put in her booklet of poems and prayers for the event. You can find out more about Satya’s project here: http://www.satyarobyn.com/earthprayer/?utm_source=substack&utm_med

Do have a look at the beautiful words Satya has chosen. In the meantime, here’s my contribution. As I mainly worship insects, it’s a prayer to a dragonfly.

Dragonfly, in your wings
The light reflecting all Earth's glory,
The spark of all beginning, the dance of life,
The network linking all existence, storied web.
You speak of the good air that lifts, that wraps our globe in breath
That carries song and scent and hum on every breeze.
The force of rushing stream, the still pool's depths,
The source extending veins through earth, and you, and me.
Your eyes tell of the multitude of every life that was,
The passage of millennia, ancestral gifts;
The magic of our dreams that match your skill in flight;
The joy of rage uprising with ferocity of life;
The power of grief, the lessons learned of pain;
The burden of the many years gone by and all that are to come;
The gift of rest: when stilled
That light may catch our wings
And reflect again
The glory and the dance.