THE BIG ONE
... meanwhile,
back here, we
wait, heedlessly
pursuing the trivia
of our lives
as the ever-patient
earth prepares
her next great shrug
of indifference
to the insults
that our puny species
heaps upon her.
In centuries
to come, she will
not fail to fare
just fine without us.
2 comments:
This is a wonderful poem. Did you post it today in homage to the earthquake in Chile, or did you write it today? (FYI: I'm Roland's friend. We shared the honor of delivering toasts to him at his 80th.))
Thanks, Sheila. It was written today. I mean, of course, yesterday!
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