[Michael Sherwood]

The Forest's Prayer
 
I'm the warmth of your home for the winter night colds.
My shade is a friend when the summer sun shines.

I'm the frame of your house, the plank of your table.
I'm the bed that you sleep in and the wood that you make the ships with.
I'm the handle of your hoe and the padlock of your door.

Listen to my prayer,
Men!

Let me live for more temperate climate and faster blooming flowers.
Let me live to stop typhoons and prevent sandy winds.
Let me live to calm the winds and the clouds and bring rain to the world.
Let me live to prevent the flood.

I'm the mother of all the rivers because my children are brooks.
I'm the richness of the state because I participate to the prosperity of its towns.
I beautify your country with the green of my coat.

Men!
I'm the spirit of your native land.
Listen to my prayer:

DON’T DESTROY ME!