(originally posted 2-25-16)
Two-day old crescent above the
Withlacoochee River hammocks
Not much illumination
Especially for seekers of
Cryptic or everyday
Mysteries
People mysteries
Involving love and life and death
But the hammocks have their own problems
As the sea level rises in this
World of climate change
Trees drown
Fish and wildlife dwindle
So maybe they all seek
Answers in their
Bowers of earth
Castles of overheated water
Crisping nests of dead leaves
No time for love when struggling
To find food and stay alive
We are kin to other species
Suffering alike
On this changing planet
Awaiting illumination
That is in a cycle of deep sleep
How to wake it up…?
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: Withlacoochee River Hammock
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I don’t think we can wake it up…especially if it chooses not to be woken. The Wheel of Life turns on…
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Yes, inclined to agree, but I have the need to keep trying…
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Very well written. Yes, we have to keep trying. We have to push aside the corporations who profit from killing the earth which kills us as well – in so many ways. Many people skim headlines at Fox News who have debunked climate change more than any other “news?” We’re beyond the point of fixing it. It’s too late, but people hear there is still time so they do nothing. All we can do is try to minimize damage as much as possible for survival, but we can’t stop it. There is no point spending energy to blame. And people need to do more than talk and give their opinions. That is pointless. We “allowed” this to happen by being apathetic too long. Everyone needs to find a niche where they can help. The kids understand this more than the adults.
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So true…and it seems to me that the kids are more prepared, and a lot smarter, than some of us believe. That’s good because the future is theirs…
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I agree. Kids see what they’ve be left with. They aren’t so gullible. You see, we’ll be dead before the worst of it.I think our “leaders” think the same thing and that is why they don’t care.
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It’s hard to understand political “leaders” and Monsanto. I mean, most of them have children, grandchildren. Do they think their piles of money will keep the kids safe while the poor people die off? What are they thinking????
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