Earth Uninterrupted

Out there
butterflies perform orchestrated dances by the hundreds
a harmonious swirling symphony of nature's breathtaking colors
reds and greens and yellows and purples
flutter and float and swarm around me
like honey bees to the ripe fruit of a spring blossom
on shoulders and in sticky wet palms they land
winking their graceful and glorious wings hello.
Nearby
trees bleed thick syrupy red tears
a scarlet wonder used to treat human ailments
mother earth's way of healing
her lost, wounded children.
Atop a mountain
terrain is crowded with sweaty vegetation
a humidity damp and stifling
hangs in the air
heavy it sits upon lungs
and for miles now
i can see earth as it should be
uncontrolled and rejoicing in wild magnificence.
Down below
on the rio nappa
the wooden canoe is out of gas
a small chiseled man strips down
diving into the smooth undulating current
as if it were any other day's errand
tanned arms paddling towards a far heap of land
he disappears on the horizon.
Later
bats fly high above
dancing below bright starts twinkling
in the deep black endless sky
they swoop down within centimeters of our heads
to greet these foreigners hello
welcome they hum,
to our earth, uninterrupted.