Tag: Nature
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Webs of Life
Threaded symmetryUnconscious patternsCoded by genesThe molecularBecomes the visibleCode becomes instinctSpinning a storySilken wordsWoven by consciousnessWe humans are gracedWith the task of seeingCelebrating our world
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Moon Magic
Our maternal moonListening, reflectingSoftened brilliance of the gods “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it” -Roald Dahl Paintings by Kawase Hasui
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The Myth of Cassandra
Condemned by ApolloTo always speak the truthBut never to be believedHalf our countryHalf our worldLiving in falsehoodA handful of despotsManufacturing liesAccumulating evilNature speaks honestlyIn prophecyShe is my refuge
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Running Water
Spring rains, spring flowersWater flowing everywhereRunning, runny noseFelled by the fluTrying to doze and composeA few haiku
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Easter … An Island
You cut down all the treesNo wood left to make a boatNo way to escapeAn island so remoteNo way to fish upon the seaNo fruit left to harvestFlightless birds were all killedSocietal darknessYou waded into the waterCatching what you could by handA tragedy of heedlessnessThat would only expandThe dolphins and fish moved awayWise to your…
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Poppies
What are we?Why are we?Answers no easier with ageBut maybe the questions are clearerLife clings tenaciouslyWherever it canConstantly striving to beA poppy, a bird, you, or meSo much improbability, entropyIn Life’s TreeYet so much defiant braveryYes, I will exist!And do my bestTo use my giftsTo wonder, and discoverTo meet the gaze of a wild creatureAnd…
Haumanu Speaks/PoetiCalli 