Beautiful creatures
of light and dark,
why did we come here,
to this bountiful garden
full of mountains and rivers,
forests and ocean beaches,
sunrises and sunsets beautiful enough
to break your heart,
if not to take care of it
and each other,
if not to be good creatures
on the earth,
among all the other beings...
if not to look up at the sky,
in its mystical wonder,
and ponder our place here,
the mystery of this earth walk
under the starry heavens...
if not to recognize that we are here,
now, with two paths
ahead of us -
one dark beyond imagining,
one bathed in the silvery light
of our highest aspirations...
if not to turn our hearts and our footsteps
with intention and determination
onto the path of humanity and justice,
the path of peaceful co-existence
with all other beings.
for my prompt at What's Going On : Being Human, inspired by the video by Julia Butterfly Hill:
https://www.facebook.com/JuliaButterflyHillOfficial/videos/1904733226982566
I love 'beautiful creatures of light and dark.' That definitely is what 'human' is all about. And yes, humanity has two paths, always has. At any point in human history, there has always been a choice....whether to follow the dark or the light. Nicely penned, Sherry.
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