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"The lion is the symbol of the soul essence of
humankind
And the soul is eternal"
Nature has given us many warnings of future events
yet we walk blindly in denial, fearing the truth of what
is and what will be
How many wild fires, earthquakes, floods and volcano
eruptions must we endure before we realize we are
losing sacred ground
It's not too late to open our eyes and awaken our inner
spirits. We must be guardians of our planet and all it's
living creatures.
We all walk our own journey seeking enlightenment,
for light is truth in our souls, perhaps we lack the
heart of the lion that is filled with courage and can
tackle the beast of fear
The ghosts of yesterdays follow us today and sadly
will haunt us in generations to come. Are we the living
dead waiting for our own awakening?
Tell me, we will experience a shift in thinking before we
are all just ghosts?
I believe there is hope and hope is what sustains me...
Posted for dVerse
Poetics: Last Lines
Taking the last line of a book and creating a poem
of your choice.
I grabbed the first book on my nightstand that I saw.
Mystery of the White Lions - Children of the Sun God
by Linda Tucker.
I have been having dreams with lions...
Free verse and yet it had the same rhythm as your poems. That was a good last line to pick - you wrote something beautiful and poignant to accompany it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Alex, I believe there is always hope. There are people doing good things to help during times of disasters. I just wish we could stop the disasters from coming.
DeleteI still have small hope.
ReplyDeleteAll you need is a bit of hope, Hope is a piece of light.
DeleteGhosts in some traditions live on in some form after death in a sort of purgatory for wrongs done against them, or for sins of their own (murder victims at the site of their death, or Bob Marley in "Christmas Carol," bound by the chains of his usury and greed). They are duple, and here they are too, both the living dead and the dead in life. Not a good way to be dead or alive, and the hope in both cases is some act of recognition or atonement. May humanity wake from its dream of surfeit and mastery and become a living part of the Earth! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Brendan it is my hope we will all become part of the living Earth. There is still so much beauty around us. Let’s keep it that way!
Delete"Are we the living
ReplyDeletedead waiting for our own awakening?" A very pertinent question. It's indeed beyond tragic what's been happening all these years. The only thing left is Hope. The only sustenance. True.
Thank you Sumana, I feel we must awaken to the reality of a swift change in our world.
DeleteThere are lots of ways to be dead and alive at the same time. The life of the soul is the theme here for me.
ReplyDeleteThat it is Sarah the soul is alive and it will carry on when this shell dies.
DeleteSure lingering between, but few have their eyes open to it.
ReplyDeleteSome see and some refuse to see. It’s about ones perspective. What values are most important in their lives?
DeleteIf we don't have hope we have nothing. I like your lion, they way they stare us down is courageous. Too bad there wasn't some of that in the halls of Congress.
ReplyDeleteSo very true hope is the important ingredient in life. Lions have been showing up in my dreams.
DeleteIt takes courage to stand up for ones beliefs! Politicians tend to paint a pretty picture in hopes of scoring a vote.
All I can say is choose wisely and most importantly Vote!
Are we the living
ReplyDeletedead waiting for our own awakening? - does seem so, unfortunately!!
That is does...
DeleteI don't have any hope we will see the error of our ways. If anything saves us it will be the self-interest of the multinationals when they realise they are sawing off the last branch of the tree and they are sitting on it just like the rest of the planet.
ReplyDeleteHi Jane, I fear you might be right. power and greed are def evil forces.
DeleteThe ghosts of yesterdays follow us today and sadly
ReplyDeletewill haunt us in generations to come. Are we the living
dead waiting for our own awakening?
We are never free of the events of old to be subject to them following our progress and putting fears in between. How very true,True!
Hank
Hi Hank,
DeleteIt's so nice to see you here. I hope you are safe.
Why is this lyric playing in my head?
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nice modification of "losing ground" in "losing sacred ground".
ReplyDeleteHi Frank, it really is sacred ground and we need to honor it as it gives us life.
DeleteHa, one of the most amazing books I have ever read. We are losing sacred ground indeed. The legend is that the fate of mankind and the white lions are linked. When the last white lion dies, it will be the end for us. Hopefully there will be a great awakening. Hopefully SOON! Loved your poem, my friend.
ReplyDeleteSherry, it is an amazing book. Let us hope the white lion endures and so do we.
DeleteI do have hope... there are so many things that we all can do (and don't do) so I see no reason for us to destroy ourselves.
ReplyDeleteBjorn, I am glad to read you have hope. You are right there are little things we can do in our daily lives to help.
DeleteOh I do hope to keep the hope alive. Nature has given us warnings we MUST begin to heed!
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, we must start to listen as events do seem to be on the rise at an alarming rate.
Delete"the ghosts of yesterday follow us today" and we add footprints for tomorrow. We cling to hope.
ReplyDeleteThat we do Bev leaving our imprints ...
DeleteA thoughtful write. It is sad that we have spent so much time in denial. There is no time to waste.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, we can make some changes before it's too late.
DeleteThis spoke so very loudly about my fears (and my hopes). I do hope we wake up, and wake up in time to preserve the things we currently destroy.
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