Rejoice

Michael Leunig

We rejoice and give thanks for earthworms,
bees, ladybirds and broody hens;
for humans tending their gardens, talking to animals,
cleaning their homes and singing to themselves;
for rising of the sap, the fragrance of growth,
the invention of the wheelbarrow
and the existence of the teapot, we give thanks.
We celebrate and give thanks.
Amen.

Michael Leunig