Sad but true great write Odin, challenging! Peace!!!

All encompassing are your two words: "conditioned dismissal." This ache of a poem rings crystal clear in my ears. And what a head-shake last two lines. Requiem. Reminds me of the book (made into a movie) The Celestine Prophecy, c.1993 by James Redfield...not the story line as much as a scene in which enlightened human beings seek the vision of plant and animal 'auras' and the intense observation of nature. That scene fits well in my mind with your "Cares to perceive." Your writing contains astonishing displays of 'seeing' and 'caring,' which conveys this splendor to us. ~~ Diana

oh wow, the seventh seal, one of my favorites ... i'd luv to play chess with death ... maybe i could pull a stalemate ...

~Odin~
Where butterflies might pass. Nature's focus we shouldn't
wonder too far.

Lady Mary Ann

We do tend to get all wrapped up in our fears and use them to justify all the things that we do, beneficial or not.

Ron

yes so sad
budd