The Aching Heart

The aching heart 
of the earth
beats.
Stones,
water,
fur,
feather.
the twisted limbs of trees,
reach,
hope,
wait.
Need.

Realms 
and regions
resolve to survive,
restore.
Act.
Time is not friendly.
Greed is our enemy.
Hope is not enough.
Wanting something to not be true
does not make it so.