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.
