Nature has gone insane,
unpredictable droughts, floods, storms of all kinds
surprise the world, animals design new
illogical patterns of behavior, impossible
to maintain factory farming, flesh food
has rebelled. The earth is overworked,
too tired to produce flowers, vegetables
or fruit. People and trees let fall their
limbs in resignation.
But
from all this devastation,
comes a revelation about discrimination.
It's those weeds
we've perceived worthless enough to kill
who bring salvation.
Humanity then confirms
we are what we eat,
as it finds pure nourishment
in what strongly survives, growing
abundantly, wild and free.
I am a big fan of dandelion root. Hope it saves us all! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's those weeds
ReplyDeletewe've perceived worthless enough to kill
who bring salvation.
Its so true.. most often.. the things that we deem worthless.. end up to be our sole salvation..! Loved the depth and wisdom in this gorgeous piece of work! :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
So true, Sanaa! Sometimes what we overlook is exactly what we are looking for!
DeleteWont that be a learning curve! I love your perspective on this..........weeds will survive, the only thing Monsanto hasnt got its hooks in!!!!!!!!! Made me smile.
ReplyDeleteUmUmUm! Yes, indeed, and that is not such fiction! Science, yes ... we would do well to learn from those plants that wish to survive! And those people, the hardy ones often overlooked. "We are what we eat." Nicely embedded in the strength of poetry.
ReplyDeleteServe me up some weeds rather than something that has no shelf life.
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Myrna,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about how man has truly disrespected what the earth gave and with an attitude of 'don't care,' until of course it is too late in many cases to reverse the damage. Bio crops etc, harvested to return only profit, while the farming skills simply die away. Old traditions which were sufficient in many places, cast aside. There is an urgent need to return to all the plants, given for a reason!
Eileen
Stunning.
ReplyDeleteA sad truth which needs to be shouted from the roof tops. All of the roof tops. And the class room.
We are what we eat -umm, now that is a scary thought, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteHow true this is and the enemies of course are the big pesticide companies that are threatening the survival of bees and poisoning us! Where will we be then?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this, Myrna. And perhaps it is not far from the truth. The weeds which we don't consider very important at all may be what saves us in the end. I do like how your mind works.
ReplyDeleteWhen you say,"a not so faraway future" it becomes so terrifying to watch a dying Earth in our lifetime...however there's the consolation of what will ultimately sustain us..."we are what we eat"...a great truth...
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there is a lot of truth in this.
ReplyDeleteAll of this is so true, and we had better prepare our palates! Wonderful poem.
ReplyDeleteThis strong theme of survival takes me back to a book i read not too long ago "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping in to read mine
much love...
i've learned that when we all would eat vegetables and fruits instead of meat there would be plenty of food for everyone on this planet..
ReplyDeleteOddly enough, when as a gardener I'm cursing dandelions I often remind myself of the truth you've illustrated so starkly here.
ReplyDeleteA future not too far away i fear...although appreciate the level of metaphor in this also...we often look to the superficial but what counts is underneath
ReplyDeleteThat would be a very interesting day.
ReplyDeleteDeep thoughts, powerful ones, you conveyed so beautifully....I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI wish we have a future that's more peaceful, but for that we need to make our present better :-/
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Myrna, there is so much goodness growing out there in the wild. We have forgotten the bounty of nature and disdainfully call them weeds!
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