Wednesday, July 22, 2015

On Unity



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the wise old monk ponders the perfection
of the word "unity" being part of
the word "community".

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perfect unity:
the trees, the sky, the ocean waves,
and me.

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you galloped along the shore,
i followed after,
in perfect unity.

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The wild world waits
for humans to learn to live
with it in unity.

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The animals already know
how to live in unity. They are waiting
for us to join them there.

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23 comments:

  1. Like a seer, your words of Unity

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  2. The wild world waits
    for humans to learn to live
    with it in unity.

    We should all strive to make this world a better place to live in and care for wildlife as well.
    Beautifully penned :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. Great words and thoughts, lovely piece.

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  4. Nice. I like the connection you make between unity and community. Because if you don't go about creating community you will never have unity.

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  5. So true, Sherry. The animals are waiting when we would learn to live in unity. Perfectly put!

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  6. Can we learn to live in harmony?

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  7. wish we would All join and be One...this wholeness is an absolute necessity for survival...so beautifully put...

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  8. We can learn from creation and the way it cares, thought provoking words.

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  9. Ah yes we have to keep striving towards that goal of unity and harmonious existence. What lovely thoughts to contemplate

    Thanks for dropping in today to read mine
    Much love...

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  10. These are all beautiful. They're like little prayers in disguise. They feed my spirit. Thank you Sherry.

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  11. Lovely thoughts, Sherry.

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  12. Indeed. Wisely penned. :-)
    We have to learn to live in unity with the world at large. There's a lot of discord.
    -HA

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  13. When will humans learn what animals already know? That is the question.

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  14. Being in a poets community I often think that we are the only ones than can see clearly. Great poem once again Sherry.

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  15. Wonderful poem Sherry! I hope we join in knowledge soon. <3

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  16. Beautiful - very much in the vein of Francis of Assisi, I thought X

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  17. Sherry this beautifully penned verse speaks (hopefully) to mankind. Maybe inciteful words can open the heart and mind to hear wisdom.

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  18. A very good environmental poem, love the getting back to nature vibe.

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  19. "The wild world waits
    for humans to learn to live
    with it in unity."...And we never learn...and get thrown into a world in which we feel grievously cut off from the raw throb of existence. Sigh!!
    Love this,Sherry!! Terrific lines....

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  20. We can all learn a great deal from animals. Beautiful words.

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  21. i guess we're in the survival mode

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  22. I always come away form your poems feeling i have learnt something - not just wordy (community) but earthy (which is better) - i think the problem maybe we think too much - or not at all..finding the middle ground is probably good.. :)

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  23. Sherry,

    A susual humans are the last to even entertain learning from nature, animals and the universe as a whole..Singularly, humans seem to only wreck havoc upon the earth..A unity of world spirit might be a dream, but so much could be healed by that aspiration, if ever it became a reality..
    Eileen

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