Since February’s
been such a puzzle can we
expect something else from March?
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March has ever been
a famed harbinger of change;
maybe this year, for the best?
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Hot Air Chills
As days grow longer;
vacillate ‘tween hot and cold,
what but flowers grow confused?
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The whole planet knows
something’s up except for those
whose motto is “deny and die”.
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Climate Visionaries
Why can they not see
That they are changing climates
when they build climates of fear?
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Those who build climates
of fear have a vision of
control, not of sight.
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Winds of Change
Should we be ready
for inclement weather if
climate change deniers win?
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Rough seas and strong winds
will buffet many dreams and
tatter our prosperity.
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Through This Lens
What does poetry
have to offer to a world
in such dire need?
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Though poetry can’t
change the world’s great need, it can
change the way the need’s perceived.
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Facing Eternity
As the leaves begin
to change, might we imitate
nature and change too?
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Is this our time to
wither upon the stem and
fall into winter’s embrace?
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Assessing Obsolescence
How do we shift gears
when we’re stuck in park and can’t
seem to get moving?
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Perhaps shifting gears
is simply insufficient.
Maybe we need to switch cars.
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Habituation
Even though we know
nothing is permanent, what
is it that makes change so hard
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Taking a new road
always seems to take more time
than the old, well traveled path.
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Running Hot And Cold
As days shorten and
weather cools, how long before
we miss the heat of summer?
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When it grows cold and
we lose electricity,
you can bet we’ll miss the heat.
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Minute Actions; Giant Impacts
If you had a chance
to make a real difference,
where would you begin?
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Every one of us
will make a real difference
in all the lives that we touch.
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All We Have
When lives fall apart,
how do we reconcile
what is with what was?
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Sometimes willingness,
courage, and grace are all we
have to see us through.
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Wisdom of the Reed
When reason fails and
bluster holds sway, how can we
make a difference?
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Bend while the gale blows,
Knowing that the breeze will pass.
Rigid trunks will be broken.
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A Limb and a Prayer
When we so yearn for
solid ground, what will help us
on this uneven terrain?
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For a species born
in trees, unused to ground,
surely comfort can be found.
