At dVerse, Sanaa is hosting Prosery with an invitation to include a line by Rilke – “Only mouths are we. Who sings the distant heart which safely.”
Guilty Of Not Seeing
The magpie lark returned to her nest with tidbits for all, and I was struck be her persistent nature, always, every morning, heading out of the nest looking for insects to feed her chicks. And on return to her little round castle, she is always greeted by four squawking mouths, all pleading, begging for a morsel. And, of course, here lies a metaphor so obvious, that the whole of humanity is at risk of falling into this same response, squawking at the government, agencies, not-for-profits, who should tend and feed the masses. And surely we are guilty, only mouths are we. Who sings the distant heart which safely exists in the centre of all things? guilty of not seeing that the author of life who is at the centre of everything. We are, perhaps, so busy pleading for dependency that we fail to see.
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Guess that your message is not just for the birds. 🙂
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Lol, no, spot on Pat, fingers crossed.
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Exceptional Paul! I love how you compared the baby magpies to that of us humans always wanting more, more, more.
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I hear it so much Linda, but I yearn to seek the way forward, I’m sure you, we all in here, do that too. Thank you very much for sharing Linda.
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This is gorgeously rendered, Paul! I agree, “here lies a metaphor so obvious, that the whole of humanity is at risk of falling into this same response,” if we are not careful. If we continue to remain oblivious. We are literally at the edge of turning into a dystopian society. Thank you so much for an insightful prose piece. 💝💝
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I’m with you, we are at a tipping point, we really must choose to act. Thank you so much Sanaa.
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This should be required reading ~~~~
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Very kind Helen, thank you for your passionate response.
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The last line in particular resonates loudly. Failing to see seems to be our collective lot in life at this point.
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Yes, we who are not blind cannot see, the irony is thick isn’t it? Thank you Liz
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You’re welcome, Paul. Indeed it is.
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Agreed!
I remember, here, one important principle of the Universe!
Nature cares!
No Human can act, as a Dictator!
Nature and Natural Justice, is always there, to teach a lesson to Devils!
And True, Genuine, Innocent and Honest lives, can’t be Manipulated to anything Wrong!
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I believe that, but right now nature could do with catching up a bit 🙂 many thanks
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford.
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Thank you Jonathan 🙂
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Yessir!
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I think you may be right. It’s easier to complain, but harder to do our bit. Harder still to stand up and fight.
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Yes, deeds are the proof of one’s words in my view, so agree Ingrid.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you Chuck 🙂
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😊😁✨👍
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Too much fiddling while Rome burns… a salutary message, Paul.
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How long I keep asking, sigh, thank you Chris
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Really great poetry! enjoyed this one very much! ❤
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Many thanks Carol, much appreciated.
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Wow! Powerful message that needs to be heard! That last line truly hits home.
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Thank you so much for sharing that Astrid.
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Profound!
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Thank you so much for that 🙂
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Agreed
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Thank you
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Very well crafted
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Many thanks
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