an acrostic
H elpless in the laughing face of elemental change
U nloosed as a pointed reminder that we each exist,
R eally, at the mercy of the Mother's loving hands, the
R ight extending blessing, while the left removes our veiled
I llusions of reality, when humans pause and
C ontemplate their permanence, beyond wild theories
A nd religious dogma, it really comes to this:
N othing last forever except
E nergy, which we can only borrow for a while.
K ept too long, without knowledge of its purpose, it
A trophies, or seeks to be released; we see this shift as
T rauma, without sensing the balance that is
R ighted by a ruthlessness that makes our lives seem
I nconsequential, even meaningless, when compared to
N ature's awesome bent for self-renewal
A nd will for preservation of the whole.
09 OCT 2005
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