The sky was cloaked in gray. the clouds were weeping. As I walked today, tears began to fall on me— and they made me fertile. I saw golden leaves lying crushed, flattened by footsteps that never paused. Nature often held me, gently even when she grieves, And I wondered— If God had told us That fallen things were sacred, Would we have loved them better? Would we have tread more lightly? Seen beauty in their break? Found grace In letting go? Would we have stopped Before the bruised things— Not out of pity, But reverence? On sharp stones Lay orange flowers, Their sleep just ending— As if they were still dreaming Of the sun. And in their quiet, Something inside me softened, too— A stillness, A small bloom, A reminder That even broken things wake beautifully.