A Little Corner of Eden

 A Little Corner of Eden

Was Paradise redeemed when man was gone?

No wonder Nature triumphs when left alone

Dr Abe V Rotor

Pristine Loboc River, Municipality of Loboc, Bohol 

(Photos by Ms Cecilia R Rotor)

A Little Corner of Eden

 Dr Abe V Rotor 

If I were to return after the Fall 

To where my forebears once lived; 

If I were to trace back their footsteps 

To their world of make believe. 

What would I tell to my dear Creator 

Whose open arms have waited so long 

For man to return, to repent for his Sin -

And I, having also failed all along? 

I would tell Him there is also a place, 

A little green corner of grass and trees, 

Of bees and flowers, rainbow and butterflies, 

Where birds come and sing with the breeze. 

An emerald river gently flowing, 

Meandering between hills and on the plain, 

Palms and trees bowing at its levees, 

Its waters soothing the day's pain.

I would tell Him of this place also forgotten, 

Abandoned by a bandwagon, 

By those who nurture the Utopian dream, 

Now orphaned and virtually alone. 

Is forgetfulness also Your tool of creation 

Where man shall be gone from here on? 

Paradise is redeemed and once more born?

No wonder Nature triumphs when left alone.~

 

                               Pristine Loboc River, Municipality of Loboc, Bohol 

                    

               Acknowledgment: Loboc Tourism Office. Living with Nature 3, AVRotor