Appreciations on the nature of nature. Poems by JW Marsh
The Warming Powered by the proceeds of a tank of gasolineas we turn its ordered molecules to airGrabbing what we can from this,to run our grey machinesTurns out it was poison all the time There are other ways to stay aliveStreams and forests know themWays to capture order as it flows from the Sun We […]
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The Goddess of Life needs a garden, and we have to give it back Creatures smaller than tiniest sandgive birth to all that breathesCreatures with wisdom beyond their knowingA wisdom that said “Go ahead. Fill the oceans”More makes more and plenty makes plentyThen on to creatures with swords and songs Here we are now, alive and
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The sound of the suburbs, not just bird songIt’s lawnmowers, wood chippers, chainsaws and weed trimmersPeace isn’t peace in a noisy back yardStill, it’s nice that someone plants flowers
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Rocks, roots, water and leavesAll stopped by for a whileHere in a dry bed sycamore creekSome will be gone tomorrow Rocks, roots, water and timeLive and scrape at different speedsTime is steadyRocks resistWater and leaves keep changing places People and fishand cattle and squirrelsEach gets just a taste of the worldEvery river and snowflake and cityLoaded with
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What makes a palm tree reach for the sky?Sunlight, sure. And airBut why does it bother?It feels no painSomething is pushing it up from the sand Maybe it’s just electrical chargesMolecules meeting and molecules matingAll pushed on by the ghost of selectionThe ones that live are the ones that we have What about spirit?Very convenientIt
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Fog drifts in from the quiet Pacific Sometimes so thick it feels like a dream Now I sit on a bench beneath oak trees The sound of water is all I hear Droplets of fog have gathered on leaves After some time, a tiny bit falls A million leaves, maybe more in the stillness The
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Wind and light and unseen people Tiny under each air filled sail They’ll turn back home when the race is over Everyone wins when beauty prevails
All of us are joined by touch By egg, or pollen, living dust All are children of the first Fighting, feeding Life’s a church – JW Marsh
Just before me, as I write, A Marigold bush, alive with bees Gathering sweetness to take to their nests Butterflies sometimes join in the feast Another astonishing face of Gaia Magic and beauty pulled up from the soil Fragrance and colors Gifts gladly given Wherever we look there’s more Earth appreciation poems √ Climate action
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