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Windsong for
a Healing Earth
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Copyright by
Nicholas Gordon
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Then came a long convalescence, which many did not survive.
Seas stayed put, animals and plants emerged furtively,
Humankind bowed its collective head and vowed its collective vow:
Never again.
Never again to isolate their hearts.
Never again to use other humans,
To use other animals,
To use plants,
To modify the Earth.
Never again to hunt or gather without gratitude,
To breathe without awe,
To live without sacrifice,
To love without humility.
Never again.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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