That's a solid beauty with a beautiful heart, Janet. Thanks,
Judy who refuses to conflagrate unless we've brought marshmallows and hot
dogs and lotsa good cheer!
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From: "Janet Jackson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:33 PM
Subject: [POETRYETC] climate change - a relevant poem
>A poem relevant to the "slow conflagration" that is humanity.
> I may have posted this before, I think - not sure.
>
> Alternative energies
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> Humanity: a species that survives by burning things
>
> and each other.
>
> Smoke in my eyes
> so I take them out and put them away
> Marching's hard
> so I decommission my legs
> Speaking hurts
> so I shut down my tongue
>
> But I forget my ears, Harmony.
>
> Sing, put the tears back into our eyes, bang
> the eyes back into our heads, call
> the tongues back into our mouths, thrum
> the bones back into our legs
>
> We won't be propped up: stand up.
> Walk, see, cry,
> ask out loud: can we worship
> wind, sea, sun
>
> and each other?
>
>
> Janet
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> Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
> Poems at Proximity:
> http://www.arach.net.au/~huxtable/janet/proximity.html
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