Monday, January 17, 2011

Wet and Windy Weather...

Wet and windy weather...

So much warm wind and rain
.. my roof is bare, my sidewalk drains.
This front originates far south
.. of pineapple land,
…. where the seas are hot
…… and marine corals die.

While relief or grief expands
.. in this place, it is a fine reminder
that a world out of balance
.. offers challenges to life.
…. with mud and flood
…… and premature bud-burst.

Elsewhere, of course, effects
.. expand... thinning ozone,
climbing carbon dioxide levels,
acres expansion of pacific gyre,
…. higher toxins in fish,
……. lower krill production.

Ahhh... but surely human attention
.. will turn and respond,
to other than petty politics
.. and who pays how much
….. for corporate excesses,
…..…enriching the rich.

My young have made sport
.. of the zombie apocalypse
yet... we serve that reality
.. in so many ways, with
….. unconscious lifestyles
……. and irresponsible choices.

Even here, in this quiet pocket
of retirees and refugees
we breathe deeply with relief
.. for that which passes us by
….. while the wolf yet howls
…….. within hearing of our door.

--r.anderson