A hawk waiting for the right time to fly. The Suffering for Greed
We take too much,
You and I.
Name an element,
Air, earth, fire
Or water.
We take too much.
We don’t ask,
In our continual search for
More shelter, more fuel.
It is a painful but perpetual
Ravage that we inflict
Upon that which is
Not ours alone.
The thing is,
If we ever gave thought to do so,
We would not even know
How to ask for that which we want
From those who are
Not of our kind.
We only speak the one language
Of avarice with its many
Rationalized dialects.
We take too much.
A young hawk
Flew into the big window
Of our big house
Today
And died moments after.
We listened to its
Mother’s constant call.
We took too much.
Susan Patterson
08-2011
We take too much,
You and I.
Name an element,
Air, earth, fire
Or water.
We take too much.
We don’t ask,
In our continual search for
More shelter, more fuel.
It is a painful but perpetual
Ravage that we inflict
Upon that which is
Not ours alone.
The thing is,
If we ever gave thought to do so,
We would not even know
How to ask for that which we want
From those who are
Not of our kind.
We only speak the one language
Of avarice with its many
Rationalized dialects.
We take too much.
A young hawk
Flew into the big window
Of our big house
Today
And died moments after.
We listened to its
Mother’s constant call.
We took too much.
Susan Patterson
08-2011
Audio for The Suffering for Greed
Discussion:
My apologies, right off the bat for posting this sad and depressing poem on The Causerie. It is not in my heart to bring sorrow to my readers. But the poem has a point. And it is fairly obvious. We need to think about how we fit in with the rest of the animal inhabitants of this earth. Are we good at sharing? Can we, should we be better? Are we being greedy with what we use? It is something to consider and possibly to act upon. Thank you for your attention. skp
▶ Some of the greatest among us are animals. They deserve the respect of our civility and grace. Earlene Grey
The big windows of the big house, in the background.
Thank you for reading. Till next time, skp
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