By Doug Rawlings, August 14, 2025
“We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors;
we have borrowed it from our descendants”
— a Native American proverb
Give to each president
each prime minister
each admiral
each general an acorn
Tell them to plant it in a field
where they’ll never see it again
Tell them not to
think about it
Rather, each morning
before thoughts crowd in
tell them to
feel it
To feel its roots
stretching into the earth
To feel it aching
toward the sun
To feel it breathing
into the wind
Tell them to feel it
swinging
with the laughter
of their children’s
children
