Give and Take

Like a bee gives life
to the flower
that holds sweet nectar;
Like the clouds decorate 
an endless sky
that holds them light;
Like the sun rages on
as the frozen ice gives
on faraway peaks;
Like the rain from the heavens
is given form
by a parched earth;
Like the birds in flight
move the wind
that sets them free;
Like the lonesome trees
open their branches
to friends that sit beneath;
Let me be inspired
to find myself a tune,
and give of myself
as I hope to take from you.