On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <snip> > > What you engage us to be is visitors to the natural world, taking it upon > ourselves and into ourselves without apologies, exceptions, or ignorings. > We ARE the natural world, you seem to say, as you tour us through it... Thank you, Judy. This inspires me to continue. It also reminds me -- years ago, I went to a panel on environmentalism -- and I remember sitting in the audience, wondering what makes a city un-natural, but an anthill or a termite mound natural. We are animals which build cities. No? ~ sharon brogan http://www.sbpoet.com http://www.sbpoet.net http://smallpoems.sbpoet.net