Give it a chance

Let nature run on its own steam
and landscapes will change face.
As dangerous as they might seem
for nature it’s a grace.

First moors and marshes cover ground
where water hasn’t vanished.
Rare animals can then be found,
where man was mostly banished.

But wilderness takes time to grow,
more time than we will give.
The problem is for man to show
just where and how to live.