COLLABORATION Poem 66 and REBELLION Poem 67

ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING

70 Poems for 70 Days 

 is a collection of poetry I wrote as a birthday present to myself and gifted in book format to 70 of my friends and family members. Over a period of 70 Sundays, I am submitting the poems in the order of composition, along with a short comment about the poem’s style or theme,
often including a complementary photograph.

With linked poetry, a form of Japanese Renshi poetry,

the last lines of one poem are used to form the title of the next poem,

then the next poem shifts to a different topic.
 

I hope you find a few entries that bring a smile to your face or a long buried memory to the surface of your consciousness. Poetry is like that, whether you are the reader or the author.

66

Co-Existing

 

 

 

I see how coral thrives along the

jagged coastline.

How geckos live and play

among the plants.

Silverswords disguise the

peaceful Nene,

on the slopes of dormant

volcanic rock.

Night marchers travel through

the steaming mist

on lonely roads lit by

a silver moon. 

A surfer’s board on water

Orchids blooming in sweet air

Pineapple roots in soil. 

Collaboration

is what I see.

 

So much of life in its natural state knows to cooperate with its surroundings to survive in comfort. Humans, superior in their reasoning, are unable to fully grasp this concept, instead always striving for more of their allotted share. Would mimicking the practice of coexistence demonstrated by nature offer a more collaborative existence for men?

 

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67

What You See

Riots

Society on the edge

Politics, redefining lives 

Anger

Men engaged in war

Family structure, realigned 

Rebellion

Control in flux

Freedom, the goal 

Question not

what you see, but

the lack of change 

Change may not be an acceptable long-term solution. Then society might consider the simplicity of recognizing that whatever we have to share can be used as a catalyst toward equality. The result, an end to riots, anger, and rebellion, leads to satisfaction.

 

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