Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Change of Heart



Linking with Poets United for Midweek Motif ~ Nature Her Words
Posted by Sumana

Sometimes Mother Nature has the answers when you do not even know the questions. ~Keith Wynn



I fear you have not truly been listening my dear
I have been speaking for centuries and
you are still sipping your coffee gone cold
behind that shroud of a paper 
without a response
nor even a glance
what did I just say?
No I did not just say it is cold in here
on the contrary it is getting quite warm
warmer than my heart can handle
there was a time you listened to my voice
loved the feel of my breath upon your face
you climbed my mountains 
did not want to cut my trees
I guess you have had a change of heart
your love for me has grown as cold
as my ice caps used to hold strong
I guess it is going to take something drastic
 to make you care again
to make you have a change of heart
I hope then you will truly listen
to my voice.


17 comments:

  1. It seems to take serious lessons for humans to learn anything. I really like this poem, Carrie.

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  2. Yikes! You found one of her voices for sure!

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  3. You are so right! We better listen.

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  4. That drastic event is quite scary....

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  5. Sadly it is just these pesky humans that are causing the problem. I am sure there will be something up nature's sleeve to rid the planet of us.

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  6. Good one it is time that people should listen before it is too late

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  7. Things are not looking good and getting worse in the environment. Time to wake up and listen !

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  8. Yes, that's the voice of a good, loving and stern Mother. She'll make Her children listen someday, surely.

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  9. The lessons are there if we only listen to them.

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  10. to make you have a change of heart
    I hope then you will truly listen
    to my voice.

    How we have allowed humanity to alter nature's course to result in lots of inconveniences but nature moves on undeterred!

    Hank

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  11. We really do need a change of heart. It is time for us to really LISTEN & then change our ways along with our heart.

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  12. fascinating poem, Works Out As A Poem About Nature OR THE Person On THE Other Side OG THE Kitchen table, Goes Good With THE Selfie

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  13. Yes, we need to start treating ecology with some degree of seriousness and for that, we need a change of heart. Beautiful poem! Lovely..

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  14. We are very disrespectful of nature, sadly....

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  15. A lovely personification. I do hope this marriage is not irrevocably doomed! (And that she doesn't have to throw too many big tantrums in order to be heard.)

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  16. i really agree with this. sigh. well done

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  17. "what did I just say?"

    Something both haunting and comforting about that line.

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