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I am shocked by the overwhelming green 

The way the sun breathed life into the trees

How close, though far, to the sea

The soil still reaping its benefits 

The earth and ocean level 

There are some things I don’t recognize 

Though that’s to be expected 

But the huge tree 

Rooted just in front of home 

Should not be forgotten easily 

Though it has been years I suppose 

I wonder if I’d recognize the library anymore 

Would I still walk straight to the kids' area? 

Would my fingers comb through books without thinking? 

Would they rummage through toy bins? 

I realize there is little left I know there 

Though I cannot shake the notion of home 

I wonder if the earth would still recognize my footsteps 

I believe it would 

I pray it would 

The colors seem even brighter than when I left 

Perhaps I’ve only been living a dulled life since then 

And I wonder what else has changed 

I wonder if the rain is still cause for celebration 

Or if the carnival still opens 

I wonder what life would have been like

Had I still been there 

I think it’s best not to know 

I already miss it enough 

And its deep soil

The color of life 

And the beautiful sun 

Perhaps the last time I was truly warm 

I hope everything changes 

For the better 

And I hope everything 

And everyone 

Will learn to be at peace 

And grow as the trees

As the leaves 

So, so, so much more green 

Than I remember