I AM EARTH.

I am earth!

I am wealth!

Of man, my kind.

I am the keeper of his existence.

The base I am; I carry all your burden!

I house the whole world with no rents at all;

But man is so unkind to me.

He fights for what is not his,

And with their smoke, I daily choke!

I give more than I get:

I bet you, a thrust into my inner mind

You will find water, the water brook!

I am rich; in me you will find Africa and many other lands where my sand spreads.

I house the oceans and seas,

And they are fully aware never to over step their bounds.

I hide in my pouch diamonds and other precious stones;

A great throne underneath the feet of men.

How they see me as mere dust.

I feed the nations with my oil and my vegetations, a healer!

Indeed, I am the mother of the dust! 

On me lies the mountains, the rivers, the valleys, the plains and the hills;

The trees and the breeze I accommodate with ease.

And upon me the sun, the moon and the stars.

Though lightening strikes, thunder storm; I am unshaken, I am the earth!

Of me I shake and it quakes!

Of rain that falls, my drink!

Of eruptions, my anger spills!

And over the years I have lived and survived;

Many creatures come and go, I remain;

And on me you all walk motionless.

With man always as a gift inside a box;

I help rest his soul with the dust.

I am earth!

I am wealth!

Water me and I will help you grow!