Friday, August 28, 2009

why take a chance?

"What did the tree learn from the earth
to be able to talk with the sky?"

"Whom can I ask what I came
to make happen in this world?"

from Pablo Neruda The Book of Questions

what better way to crawl for congress
than in the spirit of pablo?
whose questions are best answered now?
the ragged condor reports back to mrs. condor
(mr. buzzARD is out in the yARD
mr. rabBIT is here with the

a compassionate rinoceronte lasts forever

a mole wouldn't last for a minute on the moon

destroy a few gut bacteria? why take a chance
stir up the forest floor? why take a chance
watch the coral reefs decline? why take a chance
can we genesplice our way out? why take a chance
build another megacyclotron? for what!

even turtles and snakes pause often for reflection


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