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The Wonder Of It All

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Monday, November 23, 2009


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-On My Travels Through Tennessee-

 

“I think it pisses God off,

If you walk by the color Purple

In a field somewhere,

And don’t even notice it.”

 

Alice Walker

 

I was heading down the highway

I kept seeing signs for a waterfall

How could I not stop and admire it

It was surely God’s work, after all

 

And soon, I was deep inside the mountain

Gazing up at a wonder, 200 million years old

A spectacular waterfall, deep inside a huge cave

What a stroke of genius, so magnificent and bold

 

Even its name is quite intriguing – Ruby Falls

Named by a cave explorer, for his lovely wife

I can imagine how she felt when he showed her

What an everlasting tribute, to the love of his life

 

As I gazed in delight, at this waterfall, deep underground

I couldn’t help but think of all of Earth’s many natural wonders

There are so many magnificent creations, all around the globe

Yet, many never appreciate His work, which we rape and plunder

 

I was heading down the highway,

I kept seeing signs for a waterfall;

How could I not stop and admire it,

It was surely God’s work, after all.

 

And I’m very glad I took the time,

To visit this wondrous old waterfall;

I can now add it to my never ending list,

Of places visited in, The Wonder of It All.

 

 

©2009, Mr. Ed

 
  


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Reviewed by Amber Moonstone
Reviewed on November 24, 2009
So good to know that some of the Earth's precious wonders are still intact...I will make a note of this waterfall and go visit it on my next road trip...As always your poems uplift and inform..
Have a blessed Thanksgiving Ed,
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
you, dear bro pee weeeeeeeeeeeee are also a wonder,for which I give thanks that I can read of your travels,and delight in them and in the tribute you give to Creator,in appreciation! Bless you !

Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
I love caves, very fragile. Many many in Missouri. Many more undiscovered. Patrick

Reviewed by Christine Alwin
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
This is a wonderful poem..and brings back memories to when I was young,,I know we have old movies...see Ruby Falls (signs)

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Very nicely described and a fitting tribute to nature's best...
fee

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Ed, surely Alice Walker had it right.
And so do you. -gene.

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Niagaran in its force and beautiful message, Dad. If humanity gets to evolve physically, do you think we shall be minus the two little orbs above the nose someday? Once we're all chipped and pinned, messages can just be wired directly to the blank screen on the frontal lobe... We have a Blue Pool on our doorstep... a clay pit filled with "dead" water... nothing can live in it, owing to the natural sulphates occuring (or something!) but it's truly irridescent and beautiful... your living purple water sounds so much more healthy, though both are wonder-ful! xx

Reviewed by Dale Clark
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
“I think it pisses God off,
If you walk by the color Purple
In a field somewhere,
And don’t even notice it.”
Alice Walker

Exactly... great message, Ed.
We must take notice and bond.

Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Like going to church, the church of God, the real one, if prayers of thanks you there said with sincere hearts, it would change attitudes toward all his creation, and judging by the immense amount of temples he build for us, why are we attenting the meagerly duplicate reconstructions, while his grandeur is all around us, the real church and its inhabitants. This disconect between the here and now and the other, is what's getting us into trouble, paradise is here, there is no disconnect except for the mind. You my friend, have had a great communion, I hear it in your beautiful words.
Blessings! Jasmin Horst

Reviewed by melvin ogwu (Reader)
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
nice

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Keep that waterfall hidden, or a smart pant will want to spoil it all by coming with the idea of putting it in a bottle for a few bucks more!

Georg


Reviewed by Mary Jones
Reviewed on November 23, 2009
it sounds like you had a marvelous trip, so glad you shared it with us
love and hugs
mary etta

Reviewed on November 23, 2009
Beautiful write and piccy; well done, Ed! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family/critters!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D


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