“The earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” Utah Phillips
Will We? Are we living in denial of our roots in the natural world, what game of double dare are we playing so late, willow risk taking a step to awakening and be unfurled? Could we possibly make a stand above the divisions twirled, and let go the ancient castes of expected eager fixation, are we living in denial of our roots in the natural world? How will we deal with all that heated invective hurled, so shamefaced that we are easily silenced to inaction, will we risk taking a step to awakening and be unfurled? As we face the furnace of resistance in which we are knurled, what chance that we will stand on the ramparts urgent, are we living in denial of our roots in the natural world? Will nature hear us shout justice and not just mutter purled, surely we have nothing left to lose at this late hour, will we risk taking a step to awakening and be unfurled? Why are we so reluctant and seeking to be safe and curled, times are desperate so what have we got to lose but gain, are we living in denial of our roots in the natural world, will we risk taking a step to awakening and be unfurled? ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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I keep flashing back to when I was nine and first learned about pollution – fifty + years ago. We are slow to catch on it seems.
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We have been so dumb, but even now, at this 11th hour there’s an opportunity. I remember Silent Springs, and the poetry of Wendell Berry, all so prophetic.
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I was watching a rather terrifying news report last night about the increasing pace of ice melt in the polar regions. ‘Beyond catastrophic’ was the term used. If there such a thing, there really seems to be little hope for our planet.
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You and your loving humans will certainly and definitely risk for the good which is already in the wallet of Her Highness ” Nature “!
We are to win!
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We are to win indeed.
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Sometimes I really think we need some smarter aliens to take over.
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Ah, you have that thought too, I keep hoping, we seem to never get there, sadly.
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That whole stupid prime directive thing lol
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Ha, yes!
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Oh, Paul this has been goin on for years and yet, it seemed to me though that it has worsened over time…
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Paul, the game that’s going on with the environment resembles Russian roulette! A very clear and powerful warning in your poem! ❤
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I like your assessment, yes, it does resemble that. I wish I could shout it at those who decide things. Thank you Cheryl.
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Ignoring the evidence right in front of us is really incomprehensible. The will be a point beyond which the damage can’t be undone.
I haven’t been getting notifications of your new posts, for some reason. Argh. I’ve just resubscribed.
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Oh well, another victory of the internet, I have had that problem before too, last week the App crashed for me too, a bit of a nightmare when you enjoy connectivity – I did miss you but thought you might be very busy 🙂 Thank you for the heads up.
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You’re welcome, Paul. This has happened a few times before with blogs I follow. For no reason at all, I’ll stop getting the notifications of new posts.
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Yes, so annoying, but thank you very much for continuing 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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A good one Paul but as it is said “It’s always possible to wake someone from sleep, but no amount of noise will wake someone who is pretending to be asleep”.
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Yes, absolutely so Rupali, good one.
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Let’s hope so, Paul! But hopefully not in the other extreme. Somehow the balance of Buddhism comes to mind here. We don’t seem to have this in the West. Michael
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So true Michael we have zero balance, the east knows it, we don’t. 😉
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Wow a rhyming poem – great poem
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Yeah, not overly given to rhyming, but this worked out for me, thank you.
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