CRYING NATURE

CRYING NATURE

If

each elephant envisions

erroneous epithets,

while wombats wander worldwide

wordlessly wondering why -

If

mongooses maintain mostly

morose mouthy monologues,

and aardvarks are aimlessly

avoiding all affection -

If

poor pious possums ponder

plaintive, painful platitudes,

confused, caustic cattle can’t

compose cud coherently -

If

wounded woodpeckers worry

while with wiggly, witless worms,

cautious, crying crocodiles

cannot contemplate chaos -

If

reptiles reject regression,

eagles equate erosion,

dolphins detest dire dogma,

camels cringe collectively -

If

horses have hemorrhages,

bears bare begrudging burdens,

tortoises try to tunnel,

owls oust outlandish options -

And

skunks smell sudden suicide -

　

If

domesticated doggies

dig diligently deeper,

foreseeing falcons flying

forever forward from fear -

And

coy cockroaches can’t complain -

Wouldn’t it be safe to say

that God’s more evolved creatures

see what we refuse to see,

hear what we refuse to hear,

fear what we refuse to fear?

　

(Whimsical, seemingly silly, yes. But if you interpret it a certain way it addresses several serious, lingering and very human issues.)

Reviews

[Terpsichore]

God only knows how mankind got to the top of the food chain and I suspect he is permanently regretting that particular creation.

Witty and wry and spot on.

T

[Willys Watson]

Thank you. Not nearly enough people understand how seriously humans are crippling our planet.