Shades of Misanthropy March 17, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Life Balance, Mindfulness, Nature, Poetry.comments closed
Perhaps my philosophy
Includes shades of misanthropy
A cynicism born of man’s endless fascination
With devastation and decimation
All in the name of progress
Each step forward erodes the foundation
Of natural creation
What is a cathedral or skyscraper, however high
Compared with a mountain peak ‘neath a clouded sky?
What is electric generation and digital manipulation
Compared with starlight, moonbeams, and fireflies?
In auditoriums, applause and accolades
Distributed to the chosen few
Like manna to man
Erode our view
Of what makes life worth living
Outside the skies ebb and flow
from night to day
While we remain asleep at the switch
Aah . . . that’s better!
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“The reason men are so anxious to see themselves, instead of being content to be themselves, is that they do not really believe in their own existence.” ~ Thomas Merton, A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk’s True Life
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