Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Sound & Fury

No more sound and fury,
if you please.
We don't care if
it signifies nothing,

there has been too much destruction:
trees, houses, property of all sorts,
and even human life itself.

Yeah, it made us all thankful,
it brought us together,
it helped us recognize both
our interconnectedness and
our individual and collective fragility.

The big question, however, is:
How will life be different now?
Not just storm cellars
and emergency plans;

but how will we live each day
with courage, hope, and abandon?
How will we celebrate
the sacred that surrounds us,
both in creation, and in
the people all around?

Photo by Ryan Sandmeyer
© 2014 Todd Jenkins

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