The Green Machine

Imagine how you are able to touch

a ripe fruit such as mango

and take a bite from it.

Does it taste sweet in your mouth?

I'm sure it does.

We all love fruit

and appreciate their seeds

which carry within their DNA

the ability to procreate

many more trees and fruit.

Yet none of us

appreciate the leaves

that work tirelessly

day and night,

opening and closing their stomata

let alone allowing their chlorophyll

to be exposed to the sun

all day long

and eventually

get burn out and fall.

But that is their purpose.

To work to make that fruit.

Even when they fall,

new leaves grow

and take their place

while they return to earth

as mulch.

Thank God for the leaves.