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WindWalker
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since 2001-10-12
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0 posted 2006-12-30 09:34 PM


An abandoned plastic bag
dances ‘round and ‘round  
in the Autumn breeze:
Is there life in this dance?

No, some would assert –
life begins at the biological level
or they’ll say it begins
in the realm of self-motivation.

This begs the question:
what is “self-motivation”?
Is the wind not self-motivated?
Movement and air – movement with air –
and air gives life:
can something “dead” instill life?

It’s easy to buy into facile explanations:
easy to think of “life”
as not being part of what is consumed;
what we ingest, step on, build with:
If we do not know life at its basic source
we don’t have to feel responsible
for destroying a “lifeless” world, do we?

If we knew “all of it” as life,
we could interact with it all
as if it was all a part of ourselves
we could be empathic;
but wouldn’t that destroy
the basic assumptions required
to live the life we currently enjoy?
Wouldn’t that tend to spoil
the fun and the games?

Yet, is it not true that our fun and games
are destroying this world?
When it’s dead and gone,
where will we be?  
Miraculously moved into another game?
Or simply very dead and very gone?

© Copyright 2006 Sharran WindWalker - All Rights Reserved
The Lady
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634
The Southwest
1 posted 2006-12-30 10:33 PM



thoughtful work
and very good question
WindWalker


wredgranny
Member
since 2006-11-18
Posts 493
Ky. USA
2 posted 2007-01-02 01:06 AM




Sigi brother for hearing Mother Earth,for listening to truth!


  granny!

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115
South Africa
3 posted 2007-01-02 03:59 AM


You are indeed a "thinking poet", WW, and what you think is good.  May you live your truth in peace!
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