Friday, May 29, 2009

if you listen closely
there is music in the din
harmony within the discord
multitudes of stories seemingly
separate
woven together
in the telling
to create a single
global tapestry
we all need the same things
for our bodies to survive
food
water
shelter
oxygen
we all yearn for the same things
for our spirits to survive
compassion
respect
peace
love...

it puzzles me that these
eight simple things aren't
readily available
for every creature that
walks
runs
crawls
swims or
flys
on this rare blue and green rock...

4 comments:

MarmiteToasty said...

This is beautiful....

I suppose Im lucky because I have at least the first 4 in my life..... food, water, shelter, oxygen...... and that is way far more then many in this world....

The other 4, well, I can only dream....

x

MarmiteToasty said...

On thinking on it..... I have the first 4 but I give out the second 4, so I suppose in a way, thats it....all 8

ok, tears....

x

Unknown said...

aw...don't get all teary deary...

you are loved
(from far and wide as well)

(the wide part is me...haven't been to the gym in a few weeks...)

MarmiteToasty said...

Tiz ok, Im a bit emotional at the moment..... sigh.... lifes challenges aye..... and I carry the guilt of feeling scared cos of what others are going through, but scared and fear is on all levels right no matter what is going on around others..... ones own fear is fear .....

x