Landscape
We are the twisted tree,
the weathered stone,
the boiling cloud,
the coiled slumbering snake.
Why do we still
consider ourselves separate?
We — tree, stone, cloud,
breeze, odour, light, spider,
grass, ant, wallaby,
snake and hominid —
are landscape.
We are kin.
Found poem. Extracted (with permission) from an
Instagram post by The Bent Broom, and shaped as a poem.
Sharing at Poets and Storytellers United's Writers' Pantry #29.
Instagram post by The Bent Broom, and shaped as a poem.
Sharing at Poets and Storytellers United's Writers' Pantry #29.
We are kin, indeed! That sense of universal belonging is so beautiful...
ReplyDeleteYes it is.
DeleteHumans are rebels and try to show that everything revolves about them. Sadly we never understand that is all about us and all living things rely on cooperation between us all so things stay on an even keel. We should think of the future more to maintain a balance!
ReplyDeleteI wish that we (collectively) would do that!
DeleteBeautiful beautiful. We are kin indeed
ReplyDeleteI think this is something poets know.
DeleteThis is beautiful Yes we are all that We are all one
ReplyDeleteIn truth!
DeleteFound poems are an art in themselves, Rosemary. I often find little snippets to work on but rarely a whole poem. I love twisted trees and weathered stones, truly magical, and the way everything is linked together in the landscape.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's unusual for me, too, to find such a long piece. It almost feels like a collaboration rather than a found poem – except that she didn't have any input into which words I chose, and how to arrange or (occasionally) rearrange them. Still, all the beautiful language is hers. (Luckily she is very happy with what I've done with it.)
DeleteI really like this. It conjured images of native Indians around a fire... and chanting. Don't mind me with my overactive imagination !
ReplyDeleteI think Indigenous peoples have that awareness of how we're all interconnected, so I can quite understand how such images would come to mind. (But the original author of these words lives in Tasmania. *Grin.*)
DeleteI agree wholeheartedly with Robin! To err is human, and humans have failed time and again to recognize how closely related they are to the nature surrounding them.
ReplyDeleteA sad truth.
DeleteI don't know if people consciously choosing to spend more mindful time in nature is the answer. I know when I'm out there, even if it's just a little walk around my neighborhood, it feels so obvious (and wonderful) how I am sharing space with the myriad forms of life around me.
ReplyDeleteMe too – but I think some people remain oblivious even so. And we have been so indoctrinated to believe humanity the superior life form on this planet.
DeleteWe are thus world indeed, interconnected.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday Rosemary
Much💙💜💖💛💚love
Indeed yes.
DeleteSame to you.
Today I feel like snake! To slither and/or drop my skin.
ReplyDeleteThen you can emerge renewed! (Smile.)
DeleteRight. We are all connected in some way. We all are, according to my beliefs, created by the Lord. You don't have to agree with me, Rosemary. hehe.
ReplyDeleteI like that belief! (I prefer to think of the Deity as Lady, however I believe God is actually beyond gender and encompasses all aspects of being.)
DeleteAll is one and it is us. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAnd that neat summation is so very well said!
DeleteSimple words, profound truth. Thanks for reminding us of our kinship with all things great and small.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to remember it, I agree.
DeleteWhy, indeed! I don't get it--not just the way we fail to see that we are all part of the same whole, but also how much we damage ourselves when we miss that point. Humanity is masochistic.
ReplyDeleteI shall take a look at the The Bent Broom, too.
We are self-destructive, in fact, in the mistaken belief that we are looking after our own interests.
DeleteI feel more comfortable in nature that with most people I encounter. A twisted tree doesn't look pretty (to most) but it can still have a chance to reach the sky.
ReplyDeleteAh, I am one to whom there is no such thing as an ugly tree.
DeleteSeparate is the new myth--domination rather than wisdom.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right!
DeleteCreativity comes in all forms. The wisdom expressed is what I find to be of primary importance.
ReplyDeleteAnd when wisdom is expressed so beautifully as in these words I found....
DeleteWe are the landscape, the sky, all connected, breathing in unison...I wish more would understand that. A beautiful poem to delight my day.
ReplyDeleteThat's so good to know, Susie!
DeleteNow convince the naysayers.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, preaching to the converted here, of course.
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