Transgressions of the Foolish Chorister

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Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse # 74

"Some keep the Sabbath going to Church, 

I keep it staying at Home --

with a bobolink for a Chorister,

and an Orchard for a Dome."

~ Emily Dickinson

We were once a part of the song

A beautiful chorus with the leaves and the birds

Sunlight lit the center stage

With a glorious yet sweet view

But pride and greed

Seeped into man’s hearts

Stealing the show

With no regard

For how it affected

The song nor the singers

A chorus was meant for many

A choir that sings in unison

Supporting each other

In harmony

I pray one day

We will return to Mother Nature

As true prodigal sons.

Note:

  It has been a crazy week here in South Eastern Texas.  I have experienced flooding more than once over the last few years.  In 2016 my car was flooded during the dreaded “Tax Day Flood”, and in 2017 my apartment flooded during Harvey.  I am blessed to be in a house now, but during the torrential rains of tropical storm Imelda I watched waters get closer and closer to my door step.  A neighbor that has lived on our street for over 20 years said, the water has never gotten that high even during Harvey! Thankfully the water did not get passed near the garage, and once the rains died down, it receded quickly. 

The signs of global warming are all around us.  There is no doubt in my mind that man is the culprit and man is the only one that can rectify, at least to some degree, the damage.  I only hope that true change will not come too late.