But Also by C. M. Gille 

But Also there’s the chatter of the chickadees
   and the screams of the jays
     and the stridulations of the crickets
         and the chorus of the frogs

and Also there are shy, tiny flowers
   and bold, bright berries
      and ostentatious, old oaks
         and quiet, confident pines

and Also there’s the light dazzling on the river
   and the light filtered through the forest
      and the light reflected from the moon
         and the light pink from the sunrise 

and Also there are friends who walk alongside you
   and friends who carry firewood for you
      and friends who see the same stars as you
         and friends who shed your tears with you

So there’s that

C. M. Gille dwells in the center of the Venn Diagram between science and art. A college biology professor by trade, she writes poetry about the beauty and bewilderment of nature and human nature. She is currently working on her first collection of poetry titled Outward.