As man slumbers behind the folds,
The forest proclaims:
"I am the
power
Brought by the sun
from
The heart of the
earth."
The sea remains quiet, saying to itself,
"I am the
power."
The rock says,
"The ages
erected me as a monument
Until the Judgment Day."
The sea remains silent saying to itself,
"I am the
monument."
The wind howls
"I am strong,
I separate the
heavens from the earth."
The sea remains quiet, saying to itself,
"The wind is
mine."
The river says
"I am the
pure water
That quenches the
thirst of the earth."
The sea remains silent saying to itself,
"The river is
mine."
The summit says,
"I stand high
like a star
In the center of
the sky."
The sea remains quiet saying to itself,
"The summit
is mine."
The brain says,
"I am a
ruler;
The world is in
those who rule."'
The sea remains slumbering saying, in its sleep,
"All is
mine."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1930)
