It’s been awhile since I wrote a poem and I’ve been needing to get into a groove of creativity: I’m feeling a need to paint or create, without a reason. Without it being a means to an end.
The world we live in today has shown us that we humans have greatly impacted the planet.
I promise this isn’t a “doom and gloom” poem. It’s ultimately about love and turning ourselves toward it. I felt compelled to speak to the hurricanes, the people affected, and my own heart hurts for everything to be better and all right.
It’s a stream-of-consciousness, free-verse poem. I wrote it over a period of a couple days, when I felt meditative and centered.
I hope you enjoy.
Mother Earth Speaks To Us
I sit here in my little home in the mountains, sitting solidly and safely upon a hill…
Contemplating that world out there.
Not one, not two, but three hurricanes out at sea, hundreds of miles from where I sit.
Yet bands of wind and a clouded sky remind me to be mindful of those who are far, but not so far away.
I take a deep breath.
I breathe in the thoughts, hopes, fears, and feelings of all the souls who will bear witness to Mother Nature’s whipping.
I breathe out my own version of trying to help: tonglen.
My own version of sending light, love, and hope to the despairing.
The George Carlins of the world, and the Al Gores have often spoken of the careless way that we tend to the planet.
Native American Indian chiefs who have warned us time and time again that we live in a web, and what we do to the web, we do to ourselves..
And Mother Nature herself, chastising us for being careless….
Collective wisdom silently reminds me that we humans have come far, but our journey is still young.
There is time to repair the web.
There is time to make Mr. Carlin and Mr. Gore moot.
The voice of wisdom imprinted on all our DNA: if we are to survive, we must turn in and listen.
The voice inside that is constant and silent.
It’s at once still and steadily ripples, repeating over and over: you must LOVE!Â
Can you hear it?
Like Father Time, the voice has always existed.
It’s connected to the vibration of not only Father Time, but also Mother Earth.
To Sister Moon and Brother Sun.
To the dust in the stars and the dirt at my feet:
A higher energy, a higher power, a higher plane.
We know what it says.
Our LOUD lives make it easy to ignore.
We know the answers,
But on purpose we keep them secret. Shhh.
The answers aren’t easy to hear.
For they mean that we must act, and remove ourselves from our creature comforts–
To comfort other creature people, and tree people, and rock people, and water people….
It’s also a secret to those who do not honor the feminine and masculine balanced as one.
But those of us who know how to listen? The answers are there.
And they whisper in my ear.
Getting louder and louder and LOUDER.
Until I hear a chorus of awakened souls.
They sing in synchronous harmony.
They speak only in tangents and sines of love.
The chorus melody sings refrains of peacemaking and honor.
Waves that vibrate in defiance of fear.
Waves that touch our DNA at higher rates.
And change the landscape upon which we exist.
I think of those three hurricanes, with their powerful megatons of energy.
They have supernatural power.
To shake us off our feet.
But will we listen?
Will we heed the energetic signs, connected and connected over and over again?
Will we bow in reverence or build a bigger machine in defiance?
Mother Nature says look in and listen.
Father Time says we can exist in another dimension.
Brother Sun and Sister Moon collectively play in the sky, but still they wonder:
Will the humans balance their energies and honor the stardust from which they come?
They show us how to synchronize to a wavelength of love.
We just need to do it.
A beautiful way to start this day, dear Cynthia. Thanks for your thought provoking and peaceful musings – continuing to keep those effected by Mother Nature in my heart as well.
Love, peace and hugs, Maria
Sweet Maria! Thank you for these sweet words. Seeing your thoughts here makes me smile – always! My musings are always grappling with those big questions. lol. Apparently it’s a personality type: I was reading a little about INFP’s today and it says that: we like to tackle life’s tough questions. lol. Sigh…I wish I could fix everything in this world. Alas, we can all do what we can. But, never underestimate the power of what one person can do. I know you TRULY make a difference. 🙂 Love, peace and hugs to you! xoxo
Absolutely beautiful poem and I couldn’t agree more with you final words, especially as we really do need to listen, as well as do more to protect Mother Earth. Thanks for the beautiful reminder. Happy Tuesday and many hugs now!!! xoxo <3
Sweet Janine – thank you so much! Oh, sweet friend! You absolutely make me smile. Sigh…listening – such a profound and important skill. I hope you have a wonderful evening, sweet friend and a fabulous weekend! Sending you many hugs! xoxo
Kudos Cynthia. It seems you found your creative groove. I love the hopeful, powerful, and evocative feelings. May we rise up in harmony, singing with the earth and sky.
Brad – thank you. I feel like I’m in a groove. Thank you for your kind words – I love that! It means that my poem is doing what it needs to be doing: evoking emotion. Like you said, may we rise up in harmony, singing with the earth and sky. 🙂 I hope you have a great weekend!
Dear Cynthia, this was a beautiful start to my Weekend, and I so, so loved your poem.. You are right, Mother Nature is indeed making us think, and is showing us no matter how large or mighty we Humans may think we are, we are nothing in comparison to her might.. And we are only just getting a taste of things to come, if we do not ALL sit up and listen and alter our ways..
We may think we can not change what is done, but if we all of us alter our consumer habits and stop buying plastic, and goods that have so much packaging that goes into land refill. It all starts with us, and changing the way we are..
Seeing that the things we take for granted are given to us by nature, the air we breathe, the water we drink.. and the food we eat..
I am pleased you heard those whispers Cynthia, we all can hear them and act upon our inner thoughts if we listen hard enough
We can change the weave of our web, one thread at a time.. One Action at a time can led us to another reaction and so on..
We are all threads within the human consciousness.. each may think on their own they have no impact.. But when we join together.. In Oneness, The blanket we weave around the Earth can change the whole..
Love and Blessings.. I really Really enjoyed your Muse Cynthia.. a thought provoking piece..
Love and Hugs Sue 💜💛💚
Sue – I think your poetic groove has rubbed off on me. I’m on a poetic tangent. hehe. I have been writing haikus and couplets and quatrains and…it’s a lot of fun! You have this amazing way of crafting a poem and I love the challenge of trying to emulate a master. 🙂
Mother nature has let us know she’s not very happy with what we’re doing as a human race. Another hurricane has formed in the Atlantic and may be headed for the US (along with all the islands out there – yikes!). I just have to wonder if these will help open some eyes.
Though some are really doing wonderful things: I keep hearing about Denmark and The Netherlands and the green things they’re doing that are in sync with the planet but also use science synergistically. They’re doing it with their trash, recycling, farming and even education methods. Can we just have that all over the world, please? That would be so ideal.
I do think that often as individuals, we feel like we have no power. But we have *so much* – our buying choices add up. If we collectively make choices that benefit as opposed to strip the planet, we’ll have an effect. At least this is what I’m thinking. 🙂
And you are right: we can change the web, and we can rebuild the web. One action can lead to another reaction and another and another. I love that: we are all threads in the human consciousness. When we join together we can move mountains, and we can change. Love and blessings to you, and it makes my
heart melt that you enjoyed this. Sending you love and light and hugs, Cynthia
Beautifully written my friend! Gosh, you have such a GIFT with words and interweaving emotions… it’s crazy. I can’t wait for the day when you start publishing those poem books! 🙂 Sending love and good vibes your way xxx
Sweet Melanie, thank you for your sweet words. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Giggle. I’m with you, I can’t wait for the day when I start publishing this poem books either! Ha ha. Sending love and good vibes back to you, and I hope you had a great weekend! Thank you so much for your comment – it means so much to me! xoxo
Yes every action we do has consequences, and when we are mindful of them, we can help create a ripple affect that goes out to create positive actions in others..
The World is changing rapidly.. And we had best wake up soon..
Norway and Denmark etc.. yes, lots of green projects .. And it doesn’t take a lot to alter our consumer habits.. And
demand change..
For instance, here in the UK shops stopped giving away free plastic bags with shopping.. They charge 5 p per bag now if you do not use a renewable bag.. That 5p goes to local projects, Charities etc via the Supermarkets choice . But the difference is tremendous.. At one time you would see discarded bags flying down streets in hedgerows etc.. Now because people have to pay.. They are making sure they use a renewable cloth one or a shopping bag.. So the millions of wasted bags no longer get binned as soon as you go home with your shopping and go into landfill sites.. and are not hazards on the streets as litter .. One simple change, that altered consumer habits.. Now if manufacturers could do the same with all that unnecessary plastic packaging that you fight to get into, just so it hangs on a shelf .. Think of the loads of waste that creates.. And often its not bio-degradable. Stupid things made in plastic that will never decompose..
I came across a photo the other day of a man who took a photo somewhere snorkelling in a tropical climate.. He took a photo of a tiny seahorse clinging to a cotton bud… The ocean is teaming with plastic rubbish…
Arrgh well… We can only do our little bit in our corners of the world Cynthia.. and make others aware…
Sending LOVE and have a great week..
Hugs Sue 💙💛💜
Sue – yes, yes, yes! The ripple effect. Everything we do impacts those around us, which impacts those around them. Alas, if we could make HUGE ripples of peace and love, our problems would be solved. How does one make a ripple go viral? lol. I suppose this is an age-old question.
Lately, though, I keep thinking about those Conversations with God books. I only read that first one, but I keep thinking about his words…and find myself wishing there was a book like that in me. I so want to write something like that but haven’t yet come up with an idea. Perhaps I should consult my spirit council. 🙂 I love how profound his writing is and I’m craving reading more of those….
The world IS changing rapidly. We humans can get so complacent in our actions. Do you ever listen to TED podcasts? Or TED radio? I love those episodes and on my way home from work the other day, I listened to an episode called “Future Consequences.” It explored how to get people to get out of their complacent state when it comes to climate change. These folks from India created an exhibit in which people could personally experience the world shoudl different things happen: fresh water runs out, what the air will look like in 2030 if we keep going as we are, what surface temps on the earth will feel like, that sort of thing. They found that when people experienced the exhibit, it woke them up. I fear that because humans “can’t see” climate change (they can speculate about it or feel powerless to do anything), they don’t act.
That’s incredible about the plastic bags in the UK. Some states here in the US are talking about banning them, but as a country, those stupid things are as common as seeing the trees. :/ Since it would take an act of Congress to get anything done, and our Congress seems to be broken, my heart, my heart! is fearful that we’ll just go on like this for another 20 years. :'( But then just when I think that, I think about how people ARE waking up and they ARE figuring it out. Perhaps the voice of reason will drown out the voice of greed and change will come. And you’re right: trying to do our part. This is mostly why I don’t eat meat anymore. And why I’m trying this vegan thing, though after this month, I may need to bring back free range, happy-chicken eggs because making tofu for breakfast every morning is unrealistic for my hectic schedule. haha Ah, well…sending you hugs!
Yes, the government here made it legislation and law, about the plastic bags. We can change, but it needs something like that exhibition in India to wake people up to what our climate and environment will be like.. And I feel if we do not start NOW and change our own consumer habits and how we treat others, the impact upon the planet will only escalate..
While I know Nature herself will regenerate eventually.. Mankind will not.
It is especially worrying as the Korean Crisis escalates and it does not help matters that it seems our leaders on both side of the pond are often blinkered to the ‘real’ world..
I have read most of Neale Donald Walshe’s books and have the complete series of the Conversations with God Books.. They open your eyes to Universal Laws and you begin to see life, choices, judgements from a different perspective..
And that is often the problem.. The Perspectives we each view Life from.. We seldom See that each that the Law of Action has a consequence.. That ripple effect goes both ways..
Even our countries have accumulated Karma, and Britain was once a Mighty Empire.. And Mighty Empires Fall! Lol.. So Cause and Effect come into play for many reasons ..
Lovely as always chatting to you Cynthia..
Much Love
Sue xxx
Dear Sue, your words are wise, my friend. I feel like we all need to start now. That’s part of why I don’t eat meat. I know it really reduces carbon emissions, and methane gas in the atmosphere. Yes, nature will regenerate herself. We are no match for her universal power. Somehow, we humans think that we have control over everything. But, we do not. And we will be put in our place if we are too ignorant, I think. I’m taking a break from all the nonfiction reading it right now, and reading a ghost story fiction novel. It’s fun to escape into another reality. Then, I have two of Mitch Albom’s books and Neale Walsch’s 2nd book. I think I’m going to challenge myself to read those in October.
Law of Action. I want to look into that further. And so true about accumulated karma. I wonder about the US: the destruction the early colonists wreaked, from obliteration of the Native American population to creating the awful slave trade. Then with the industrial revolution, it was like we got over ourselves…almost. Until we realized that we pillaged the earth as we have each other and it can’t continue indefinitely. Sigh…Cause and Effect. You give me so much to think about, dear friend!
Thank you for that amazing response Cyndi.. And not wanting to bog you down with more books, but I do have an amazing book which was channelled which has some wonderful information on the Universal Laws.. And when you are ready, you only need to give me a shout and I will give you the title.. I will not leave it here now.. As you will only go searching for it and no doubt then get absorbed.. And its content, while excellent, may only add another level of complexity you do not need right now..
I will just say that when we first open our awareness to becoming more Spiritually aware to Energy and all that we can access via our mind, the power of thought, and by our meditative practices.. We become likes sponges,, We soak it all up and keep craving for more.. But then there comes a point where we may get overloaded.. And need to slow down..
I would be working full time over a 40 hour week in textiles.. Monday nights was meditation group.. Tuesday Development group.. Thursdays I would attend Spiritual healing as I was healer.. Friday night I would sit for a friend in a Trance group for Physical phenomena .. And Sunday I would travel to various locations in and around a 60 mile radios to take a Divine Sunday Service in the Spiritual Church venues.. One year I had 50 bookings, these were all volunteered.. No payment.. And it was only later in years when my hours and job altered, I just charged a small fee of petrol expenses for travelling costs to the Sunday services..
We become dedicated and maybe a little obsessed lol.. But Spirit drives us, and It was only when I turned 60 three years ago, that I retired from the Church circuits of delivering a Sunday service with a demonstration of claire-sentience..
So do learn to pace yourself dearest Cynthia.. Your spirit is very attuned with my own and you want to please all those whom you meet and you want to help so many..
Please remember, to put your own self at the top of your list of priorities. While listening to the vibrations our Earth Mother and our guides wish us to communicate.. Listen to your own needs too..
This is what I am now doing more of..
Much LOVE Dear friend..
Have a peaceful Sunday.. xxx <3
Oh, sweet Sue! I love you and ALL your books and WONDERFUL suggestions! Yes. I’m a bit backlogged in my queue of books at the moment, but I will come a-knockin! 😀 And you’re right: I crave more. I want to see what I can do with my mind. I want to see where it can take me. I often giggle at this. You know the Star Trek series. I love the Vulcans and the mindful restrain that is their culture. And those mind-melds. Hehe. I think it would be so awesome to use the mind to heal, to focus, to read others…but in more depth that I do now. That notwithstanding, yes…there is only so much time and I’ve been devouring so many books…
When you mentioned how you’d go to all those different groups each night – WOWZA! Haha…Sue, I’m afraid the introvert in me would have a very hard time keeping up with all those groups! Hehe. I’m taking a class on mitigating racial relations (on Tuesday nights…which I promise to get to your other comment in a day or two – I like to savor them, think about my response and then come back and respond; I’m also headed to work in just a bit) and it’s only once a week and it’s about all I can do to maintain it for nine weeks. The world out there drains my energy (but I also know I need this to happen). I work three days outside of my house and four days at home…and I get to a point where I NEED to get out – where I feel like I’m contributing to humanity and society. LOL. But then you mentioned how you had all those bookings as a volunteer!? Oh honey! You are amazing. THAT is dedication! But you are also someone I aspire to emulate. In my own way, but yes…your wonderful vision and abilities just blow me away.
I am a people pleaser. This drives me a little nuts about myself, but I recognize that it’s part of my personality: I crave peace and harmony, don’t like to rock the boat, and would prefer to set my own needs aside for the good of the many…
I am learning and recognizing that I do need to honor myself and my needs. This is part of why I need to stay home more often than not. I need the silence and the space so that I can go out into the world and do my thing. 🙂
Much love to you. I promise to get to your other wise comment in just a day or two….you inspire me, sweet friend! xoox