From Acorns Poem by Paul Reed

The messages are handed down constantly
But through a fog I couldn't see
You see, there are too many distractions
The world is full of excitement for me;

But now I have reached a time
Rays of light through the fog have slanted
For your love of nature and animals
In me has been transplanted;

It might seem to outward eyes
That no change can be detected
But all those teachings and things that you said
Have not been misconnected;

All those walks in forests and parks
We played on the swings and the slide
All the things you said I ignored
But were absorbed very deep down inside

Now a place in my heart has been reserved
And though I will still act the clown
For a lifetime I will keep up the fight
To stop the trees from being cut down.