The arts and methods, by which we use
To remove calamity are pretty shallow.
Just go to the root of the matter and
Think of a richly furred fox or a beaver.
It doesn't have to be seen to be believed
That they lodge in the forests on the hills
And lurk in their underwater burrows
Among the logs and rocks, keeping still.
At night they go about and during day
Remain in their holes -- so cautious are they.
Even if they are suffering from hunger
And other hardships, they still keep aloof
From the men's habitats, seeking their food
About the hills and ponds -- so steadfast they are.
Still they are not able to escape the danger
Of the net and trap, but what fault is it of theirs?
It is their furred skin which occasion them
Each and every sort of their distress. . .
Now think of this highly developed country --
Is it not its wealth that can be easily likened
To the skin of the mentioned here creatures?
I also have a dream to see this country rips its skin
And cleanses its heart and puts away its ambitions
Of superpower, and thus enjoys itself where it will be
Without the presence of any of its citizens
Beyond the frame of the true democracy -- the aim
This country was founded for not so long ago.
Ron
And cleanses its heart and puts away its ambitions
Of superpower
These last months have started a ripping, but one which is shallower than our false fascinations and anxieties. My mind goes to the much-used and undefined word "ideology" and the cleansing possibility of a positive edge that that has always been there. lying sharply across from from the negative one, yet rarely seen. And much less acknowledged.
The thoughts spin. That's a start.
Charlie