Estranged From Nature
Children today are estranged from nature
Missing out the little experiences
Like skipping a stone across a pond
Or hearing the chirping cicadas on a summer day
Or feeling the sun's gentle warmth on your skin
Or drawing out shapes out of passing by clouds
Or playing in the mud and collecting bugs
That would make your older sister squirm and scream
Or finding a feather on the ground
That did not come from an arts & craft store
But they're too caught up in a virtual life
Couped up in a dark room
Illuminated by the dim glow of the computer screen
Dominated by technology
Can things to back to the way they were?
Where children were active
And still had a sense of adventure