"A bird prays when
it sings the first song of
the morning, and it prays
in that silent moment
just before it sings.
And the robin's last
song at sundown is an
evening prayer.

"All the beings of the
world pray, "said my
Grandad, "as the slip
through the forest or
sparkle in the water . . .
as they climb mountain-
sides or soar into the
clouds or burrow into
the earth.

Each living thing gives
its life to the beauty of
all life, and that gift is
its prayer."