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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2007-06-19 08:50 PM

This is earth
mother earth we call her
giving us sunshine and water
when we let her
that's less and less often...

This is earth
where so many
have sought endlessly
for the land
of milk and honey
found salt marshes and the stinger
instead!

This is earth
our cradle
"rock-a-bye baby!"
valley of sorrow and death
where heaven and hell
walk comfortably hand in hand.

This is earth
where the living die
and the dead live
where 12 million children
die without food--that's
32,876.71 child per day
give or take...

This is earth
where the leaders
create deficits
from our greed
to steal the food
of those who die
to pay them back, why --
-- for dying? --

"This is earth" cries the prophet
to the crescent-mooned sky
among the stars his voice echoes
"Do not come here--
do not come near--
their ignorance so contagious
throbs in mortal agony
capturing all
that passes by!"

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2007-06-19 09:57 PM

Well done. And
it is all we have.

Drauntz
Member Elite

since 2007-03-16

Posts 2905
Los Angeles California

2 posted 2007-06-19 10:29 PM

loud and clear. and powerful and true.

beautiful and beautiful again.

enjoyed

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2007-06-20 05:18 AM

wow

a power-packed write!

I enjoyed it

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

4 posted 2007-06-20 06:05 PM

pointed, powerful, timely, and superb!!

[as is typically the case from this
most fine author!]

I am especially impressed by:

"This is earth" cries the prophet
to the crescent-mooned sky
among the stars his voice echoes
"Do not come here--
do not come near--
their ignorance so contagious
throbs in mortal agony
capturing all
that passes by!"

Perhaps 'Agriglyphs' ("crop circles") are
'warning markers' left behind by extraterrestial
intellects ('prophets' FAR more intelligent, wise and empathic
than humans) that mean simply "Do not come here"?!!

VERY long-sustained applause!!

[once again...I am grandly impressed!]

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