The Farthest Journey

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The word "escape" suddenly came to mind when reading the Poets and Storytellers United prompt: What would you say to bear witness to these times?

The urgent needs of the planet are overlooked at our peril due to squabbling and wars. So as a few try to resolve issues, plans to flee from what we wrought hover in infancy.

Crescent Beach Pier
To humankind, the galaxy, out of curiosity and necessity, is a mystery to unravel, explore and master. I'd like to think we will go on in some unknowable fashion in the far distant future and exist as peace-loving specks of light in a cosmic sea. Until then, we could transcend our differences with global clarity of purpose. "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools," said Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps knowing that the farthest journey is sometimes from one heart to the other.

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HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2022 at 9:59 AM

    Timely and thought provoking. The MLK quote resonates.

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  2. AngieMay 19, 2022 at 6:32 PM

    Maria - the state of our planet is truly distressing. I do what I can with climate advocacy, and hope that it will be enough to preserve the planet for our children and grandchildren!

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  3. MarjaMay 19, 2022 at 9:38 PM

    Beautiful photos and a poignant poem Love the last lines. Also love the quote of Martin Luther King

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  4. JimMay 20, 2022 at 1:37 AM

    Great sky.

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  5. eileeninmdMay 20, 2022 at 2:59 AM

    Hello, Maria
    It is sad to think of the birds falling out of the sky, but it has really happened. I want to live as a peace loving speck. Great MLK quote. Take care, have a great day and happy weekend!

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  6. Yogi♪♪♪May 20, 2022 at 6:06 AM

    Beautiful post, wonderful poem. I love the MLK quote, how apt!!

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  7. HelenMay 20, 2022 at 9:34 AM

    As surrealistic as your poem might seem .... the threat is real. I enjoyed it.

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  8. Debi SwimMay 20, 2022 at 11:49 AM

    Sad to think what may be. I hope we've sense enough to do better.

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  9. Photo CacheMay 20, 2022 at 2:29 PM

    WE should all take responsibility. That's all I'm gonna say :)

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  10. GattinaMay 21, 2022 at 12:34 AM

    Beautiful poem, and your pictures are very special !

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  11. David M. Gascoigne,May 21, 2022 at 9:15 AM

    There is no question that the time for humans on earth is rapidly coming to its conclusion. I was contemplating only this morning that it's about forty years or so since the concept of sustainable development was promoted as the way forward, and we have done nothing sustainable since. It is sobering to realize that Canada has failed to meet every single goal it has set in regard to greenhouse gas emissions, and we just approved another oil drilling project off Newfoundland. We are doomed!

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  12. Su-sieee! MacMay 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM

    I wonder how many times global society has been torn down by humans and started again after mother nature cleansed the environment anew. I hope we got better each time better about caring for the Earth and humankind.

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  13. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMay 21, 2022 at 5:40 PM

    I love the glimmer of hope in your lovely poem, and in fact everything about this post. Meanwhile, some of us are attempting to be 'peace-loving specks of light' already. Perhaps in combination we'll make a lamp.

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  14. AnonymousMay 23, 2022 at 6:03 AM

    Such beauty and hope in this post. Thank you. Regine
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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  15. stardustMay 23, 2022 at 7:34 AM

    Your poem sounds sadly, helplessly beautiful in this chaotic, absurd world. Many “peace-loving specks of light” here and there, but so far not powerful enough to make a change. “Nature doesn’t need people; people need nature.” from the video I saw today resonates in me.

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  16. Magical Mystical TeacherMay 25, 2022 at 7:38 PM

    If the world is to be saved, it is the poets who will save the world

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  17. purplepeninportland.comMay 27, 2022 at 5:48 PM

    ""We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools," said Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps knowing that the farthest journey is sometimes from one heart to the other.

    Wonderful poem. We must make that journey shorter.

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