Often I have felt that I must praise my world
For what my eyes have seen these many years,
And what my heart has loved.

And often I have tried to start my lines:
“Dear Earth,” I say,
And then I pause
To look once more.
Soon I am bemused
And far away in wonder.
So I never get beyond “Dear Earth.”

By Max A. Kapp, (1904-1979),Universalist minister.