POETRY: Change
It’s October
In Canada
And I’m still sitting outside
On my deck.
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Author Mary de La Valette
POETRY: Gaia Redux
And what remains after all has been vanquished? Earth. A planet of miracles, lush green forests, wild rushing rivers and blue oceans filled with Life…
POETRY: Call to Arms
All the rains of the Universe Will not sweeten this little planet. This evil cancer…
POETRY: The Great Symphony
Dawn breaks.
The chorus begins
The leaves rustle
The wind plays.
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POETRY: The Return of the Light
A hush of fear,
Anticipation,
Wonder, hope,
That the light will return
And save us from darkness
And death…
POETRY: Deja Entendu
The crow that wakes me
Announcing dawn
Carries me back,
In these first, soft, clear moments,
To the Scottish Border country…
POETRY: Symmetry
November trees,
Naked in their beauty.
Graceful bare arms
Reaching for the still-warm sun
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POETRY: In Sorrow and In Anger
The machines roar
In the forest
On the factory farm,
On the trails,
In the skies,
In the oceans…
POETRY: Satori
And the giant, silent Buddha
With eyes of leaden, emerald fire
Quietly said:
‘Enough’
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POETRY: Mustang
Wild horses.
Flowing manes
Exuberant screaming
Thundering over the plains
In an ecstasy of freedom…
POETRY: Earth
I am full of this place,
Her forests, her rivers,
Her birds, her animals,
This suffering place,
This place we have desecrated…
POETRY: Raven
Guardian of the Forest
Some say Creator of Mankind.
What do you think
About the destruction of your forests?
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