The Class of Beauty

The light at dusk washing over the buildings 

Brainwashing them to believe it’s night

They say beauty comes from within

But the beauty in a Lilly Pilly is so strong it shines from the outside

Inspiring the world to its full potential

They say you can't buy happiness

And for the first time in 12 years, I believe it

I believe you can only plant happiness

I was born in the west

The only plants and trees and flowers

I knew of were either artificial or self seeded on the side of the road

Until I moved here, my home

And I saw how you could drive 25 minutes and be in a protected National Park

Overflowing with beauty

My favourite child activist once said

‘I wish people would stop saying ‘I’m going out to nature’ when you can just go outside

Or connect with other people, WE ARE NATURE!’

As beautiful as the friendship, trust and bonds

shared between the insects in the forests

 made from the poems we’ve written