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scoff
Member

since 2008-07-04

Posts 71
Georgia

0 posted 2008-07-08 02:02 PM

Who can deny humanity is lost,
wandering in wasteland, star-crossed,
through countrysides war-torn and razed,
and stumbling onward, weary and dazed?
Now a holocaust is pent in cages,
riding on rockets with three stages,
and black death and red terror
are dealt with little margin for error.
Buildings can be shaken from their foundations
by massive sub-sonic vibrations.
Already the button lies waiting.
The effects, of course, would be devastating.

So it is, the violence of a handful
affects the planet's future survival,
but humanity is not meant to be subjected
to the rail of tyrants or promises of the elected.
Now hear the voice of compassion speak:
Heal the sick, feed the poor, aid the weak!
Turn to a neighbor and call him a brother
or sister, and learn to help one another.
What use is more than meets one's need,
and what is to be gained by greed
that is not lost and never found?
In the end, all are swallowed by the ground.

This is no philosophical mysticism.
It's just a bit of constructive criticism.
Only give, just once, some small assistance
to a child or an aged widow, for instance.
The joy is not held in reserve to know
after life is over and emotions don't show.
The feeling, pure and simple, is a treasure,
its worth is beyond all earthly measure.
For one who possesses such a cherished token
of hope knows the feeling of which I have spoken,
and when there is no one left alive,
tell me, how can love survive?

Ericc
Member Elite

since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

1 posted 2008-07-08 02:56 PM

Your write with power, clarity and a
beautiful grace.
Well done.

Eric

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2008-07-08 05:25 PM

Through the power of love (such as your own

), the wasteland can once again become the land of milk and honey.

Giving you a warm, welcoming pip hug of love,
Earth Angel

scoff
Member

since 2008-07-04

Posts 71
Georgia

3 posted 2008-07-08 06:26 PM

Thanks, y'all.

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2008-07-08 07:02 PM

quote:
Now hear the voice of compassion speak:
Heal the sick, feed the poor, aid the weak!
Turn to a neighbor and call him a brother
or sister, and learn to help one another.

Awaken, awaken to Love! Once again, you offer us a very beautifully written piece of wisdom.

Thank you.

Love,
Margherita

scoff
Member

since 2008-07-04

Posts 71
Georgia

5 posted 2008-07-08 07:38 PM

Thank you, Margherita.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

6 posted 2008-07-08 09:11 PM

Scoff, this is brilliantly scribed in Pips blue with the pen of burning honesty.
You've underscored a basic truth many prefer to ignore, that it is best to do the right thing, just because...it is the right thing to do.
Moral and ethical foundations are shaky these days, and more people need to understand and act on the knowledge that we are all one.

scoff
Member

since 2008-07-04

Posts 71
Georgia

7 posted 2008-07-08 09:33 PM

midnitesun,

More than 30 years ago I read a book by R. Buckminster Fuller, I Seem to Be a Verb, right after reading T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland. This piece was the result.

I'm glad you liked it.

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

8 posted 2008-07-08 10:04 PM

scoff,

There is a lot of power in your words because you state what is true. This poem is a keeper and I have kept it - thank you for writing and sharing with us.

Alison

vandana

Member Patricius

since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

9 posted 2008-07-09 06:02 PM

enjoyed

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

10 posted 2008-12-10 06:41 PM

A pleasure to read...James

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

11 posted 2008-12-10 07:06 PM

Happy to see this re-emerge.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12 posted 2008-12-10 08:38 PM

Yo Scoff,

Humanity is not lost.

You heard it here first.

Bobby

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