Living in Greater Harmony with Nature

Throughout human history man has battled nature to survive and thrive on this earth. Modern man ultimately learned to harness the forces of nature and put them to work in the service of mankind. But all along, man’s ability to gain dominion over nature exceeded his understanding of his place in the natural world. Unless mankind learns to live in greater harmony with nature there will inevitably come a time when the world can no longer meet man’s physical needs, let alone those essential spiritual needs met by the natural beauty – the shear majesty -- of our remarkable planet.

The Mists

There were

In the forest

In the twilight

Mists

Curling like snakes

Along the damp ground

And up and through the gnarled limbs

Of ancient Oaks

The mist

Wraps around my neck

As I gaze up through the leaves

Through the mists

Curling up into the starless sky

I try to scream

But the mists fill my open mouth
Choking me

And so I lie here silently screaming

While ghosts in white

Curl like snakes

Around me

Whispering

About white matter

And centimeters

And incisions

The sky above me is bright with stars

Blindingly painfully bright

Painfully

I squeeze my eyes shut

But the pain comes still

Just behind the eyes

Here

In the twilight

In the mists

Curling like snakes

Along the damp ground

And up and through the gnarled limbs

Of ancient Oaks

Under which I lie

Shrouded in mist

This Rose

I kissed this rose

Drawn to it

As if it were your mouth

Overcome

I withdrew bleeding