Nature

The hawks mingle on the gravel,
possibly discussing the best places
to feast on rodents in these
wide, open spaces.

Nature, red in tooth and claw,
as Lord Tennyson once said.

Two miles west stands the
chain-link remnant of
Cold War's past, the place
where a malevolent force,
the essence of universal creation,
could murder millions upon
presidential command.

Through the windshield glass,
nature's veneer is deceptive
because it's just a fleeting sight.

Three miles beyond the
Cold War monument not
acknowledged is a lone
white monument named
after the capital of Canada,
a double-edged sword.

How is he the God of Peace
when worship of Baal and Asherah
was subjected so badly, so totally?

How is he the God of Love
when his own words betray
a hatred toward the
fairer sex, and men acted
on those words even after
the Death and Resurrection?

But, humans may be
the crown jewel because
of their ability to reason
out a respect morality.

Human beings can be peaceful,
as can other creatures,
and humans can be
peaceful with other creatures.

Nature may be red
in tooth and claw,
but only to a point.

Equality exists as equilibrium.

Reviews

[Robin]

Nature is to be respected , otherwise she will kill you dead , as for humanity they make up reasons , and equilibrium makes me shiver - afraid of waking up in the asphodel meadows ...

[Judy Ponceby]

fascinating look at humanity and its place in nature. Very well done.

[Ed Hart]

that last line is a reach into the very heart of things

[Brad]

stupendous job, my new friend, your vivid descriptions are epic, the lesson behind the words provoking

[Rene Velez]

you know I had to jump on this one, creative and revealing, you have a way of yanking up the skirt of religion on a God fearing Sunday, lol, damn...cool scribe