Saturday, August 5, 2023

Lies, Lies, Lies



So many reasons to feel this way in our current world condition. Pick a number, any number…

 Nature knows, and yet it continues to be beautiful

 

never forgetting its purpose



enjoying the gift of a new day



finding solace in togetherness..

Don’t despair,
breathe the air
before it is poisoned
 beyond repair.
Plant your feet
on solid ground,
hear the sound
of Nature
crying…
dying,
she weeps,
Where is the light?
the will to fight
for its survival
caught within a tangle
of discarded ideals.
Does anyone feel
her slowing heartbeat?
Behind the din 
of lusty sin
the voice of reason speaks,
but it is growing weak.
As darkness spreads
dis-ease and dread
we must remember 
our tender mercies.
Shout and deny
complacency,
for in its company
there is no honor.
No hope was ever born 
where freedom, scorned,
was abandoned.
The goal of power, futile,
the lesson always brutal
when truth falls like a hammer
On the glamour of its
promise.
‘Balance must be kept,’
and so the bow may bend,
only when the dark and light
remember how to blend
will this downward spiral end. 
Endings, beginnings-
no.
Existence is perpetual
whether humans come or go. 


Although the song below was written as a love ballad, I find it relevant here. 
After all, our life on this planet is a love affair of epic proportion. 
It’s also a very sweet film. Glen Hansard is so talented. 







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8 comments:

  1. Such a touching poem! It's really sad though.

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    1. Sad times. Thank you for visiting Astrid, and sharing your thoughts. Be well! ❤️

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  2. Nature doesn't care but we should, we must.

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  3. We’re in a heap of trouble if we don’t. 😔

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  4. A well crafted warning. Perhaps too late, but...

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  5. Having been in Colorado, on bike trails, and preferring nature over amusement rides and shopping malls, I often wonder why we so easily destroy the planet and its creations for selfish and monetary reasons. There is so much joy in nature, so much happiness. Too many don't understand this.

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    1. You’re so right Mary. In my life I have actually met people who are afraid of butterflies and will swat at them.

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