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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Uncomplicated Things

Some things are uncomplicated:
Air, that we breathe,
Rain, that makes things grow,
Love, that makes us feel happy and safe,
Food, to nurture us,
Wildlands, so other species  can also live.

The complications, the difficulties, the impossibilities,
Are because we  humans think we need
So much more than we actually do.

For micro poetry at Real Toads : Uncomplicated Things
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19 comments:

  1. JimAugust 19, 2017 at 10:55 PM

    That's right, Sherry. Made just for us, those things. But we sure have messed them up. We should be more careful with them as they are delicate.
    Wonderful message. Thank you, I try.
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  2. JimAugust 19, 2017 at 10:55 PM

    That's right, Sherry. Made just for us, those things. But we sure have messed them up. We should be more careful with them as they are delicate.
    Wonderful message. Thank you, I try.
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  3. JulianAugust 19, 2017 at 11:08 PM

    Such a shame how mankind finds a way to harm these uncomplicated things. I always enjoy you nature/natural themed poems.

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  4. Sanaa RizviAugust 20, 2017 at 1:33 AM

    Such truth in those final lines, Sherry!! A most heartfelt write.💘

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  5. Kim M. RussellAugust 20, 2017 at 3:13 AM

    Oh, how true, Sherry!
    'The complications, the difficulties, the impossibilities,
    Are because we humans think we need
    So much more than we actually do'.

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorAugust 20, 2017 at 3:34 AM

    Your final stanza makes a very valid point, Sherry.

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  7. BrendanAugust 20, 2017 at 3:57 AM

    I place the complication a beat earlier -- we think. But even that collective is a misnomer -- homo sapiens is a dominant tribe of too needy individuals. Thanks for singing of the much larger wider wilder more wonderful tribe outside our doors.

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  8. hyperCRYPTICalAugust 20, 2017 at 4:10 AM

    I echo Brendan Sherry. As humans we think, but don't think...
    Anna :o]

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  9. Paul John DearAugust 20, 2017 at 5:07 AM

    Amen.

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  10. brudbergAugust 20, 2017 at 6:49 AM

    Indeed... it's very simple really. Our crave for more it's the complication.

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  11. Maude LynnAugust 20, 2017 at 7:09 AM

    Amen, Sherry.

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  12. Sarah RussellAugust 20, 2017 at 12:02 PM

    So true, Sherry. Complications when it's really simple.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 20, 2017 at 3:47 PM

    That's us. Thank you, Sherry, for the kind reminder.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 20, 2017 at 10:54 PM

    I agree, Sherry. We complicate life too much.

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  15. Sumana RoyAugust 21, 2017 at 3:12 AM

    An absolute truth.

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 21, 2017 at 4:56 AM

    Alas, too true.

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  17. purplepeninportland.comAugust 21, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    Total truth, Sherry!

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  18. Susie ClevengerAugust 21, 2017 at 9:58 PM

    Oh yes, that constant wanting and gathering can certainly complicate life.

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  19. OutlawyerAugust 22, 2017 at 3:37 AM

    Sherry---I am having trouble with my vision--so I don't know if my comment was saved--this is such a wise poem. Wonderful. K.

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