This really is the most amazing take on Earth Day, a must read for everyone! Posted in full with Jane’s consent, thanks Jane
It’s there,
beneath plastic castles and shifting sands,
beneath mortgages and payment plans,
beneath screaming sirens and meat vans,
beneath TV dinners and broken ceiling fans,
beneath lion hearts and rodent fangs,
beneath flat denial and praying hands.
Beneath all of the hunger and greed of man,
lies the inheritance on which we stand.
It’s there, where it has always been,
silently waiting to be seen.
Beneath all that we wish to become
is the strum of life, the truth that we are one.
Beneath the feet of you and me,
are roots of possibility.
Though we may be too blind to see,
the earth still strives for harmony.
©Jane Paterson Basil
Source: Roots
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This is such a wonderful share. Thanks Jane. Thanks Kate.
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An amazing, wonderful, wise poem!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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yes Jane is the best!
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Wonderful, sage words.
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yes, Jane is gifted!
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Superb!
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This is such a profound poetry 😊 great job by the writer 👌
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oh she is an amazing poet and special lady, well worth checking out her blog 🙂
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Sure 👍 I will check her blog now😊
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you will enjoy 😉
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Beautifully true!
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she is an amazing poet and very special lady .. well worth looking at her blog 🙂
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We forget Mother Nature, but, like in this poem, she is always there.
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always until we totally destroy her … and how many willingly burn their own house down 😦
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I Jane’s words, she speaks for honesty and commonsense in our world, another strong outstanding piece, well done Jane
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well said Ivor, she is a super special lady in so many ways 🙂
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Yes, Jane is definitely a super lady, she’s always been a great support to me xx
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yes you invite sympathy Ivor 🙂
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so true, she is needing so much tlc just now 😎
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Yes she’s been having a rough time the last few months xx
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oh that’s an understatement Ivor, maybe a bit more intense recently but sounds like she’s had a pretty rough life all round … she needs some calm sensitive men to relate to ❤
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Wonderful poem. A lovely and true message. Thanks for sharing
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Yes she is a a gifted poet.
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Absolutely strikes home. What a great (and clear) message. Thank you for sharing this message of real substance.
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Thank you so much for reblogging, and thanks to your readers for the generous comments.
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Memorable poetry!
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Thank you!
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Truly a fantastic and beautiful look on the root of life.. beneath everything stand it all…
Thanks for sharing..
great poetry…
Deep and real thoughts
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The current condition. I love so much that we can build and create, but I’m also repelled by materialism.
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