Posted in Poetry, tagged collective power, individualism, society on 28 Apr 2022| 8 Comments »
We are:
falling raindrops
drifting snowflakes
crystals of ice
Alone:
insignificant
small
powerless
Together:
an ocean, carving the earth
an avalanche, felling all in our path
a glacier, grinding stones to dust
We do not have this power
We are this power
Do not give it
to those whose thirst
exceeds their capacity
to care
We are
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Posted in Creativity, Writing, tagged community, individualism, modern poetry, Poetry, society on 21 Oct 2021| 6 Comments »
wolves we once were
and strong
with sharp-eyed mien
and lean-limbed hunger
joining together
to face
our foes
loyal to the pack
we protected our young
aided our weak
our society of many
united
but the fire drew us in
offered us warmth
against the world’s chill
taught us to hoard
the tossed scrap
rather than share
the pack-won prize
wolves we once were
but no more
having chosen the fire
our pack is weak
divided
with fleck-spittle snouts
we snarl at each other
through our broken fences
unable to wonder
who it is
that tosses us
their scraps
Unraveling Time
Desert Wind
Ploughman's Son
Ploughman King
The Year the Cloud Fell
The Spirit of Thunder
Shadow of the Storm
The Cry of the Wind
Beneath a Wounded Sky
Cryptogenesis: A Memoir
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 