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Red Earth and Life
by Melina Raven Maness DieboldImagine
the emotion felt
by the Great Mother
the Great Father
when with its first breath of life
the universal child parted lips
and with a gentle flick of tongue
asked "Why?"
All things gathered around
for the infant to account
giving each a name
in some simple struggle
to give them eternal meaning
with the words
Upon discovering
the futile sum of its efforts
the child's mind turned
to indulgence
and to itself
soon deciding to reach for things
to please and sate in excess
Driving the spade
into the fake vein of truth
leaving it to sway with the breezes and gales
never to truly falter in the tempest
Until the Earth herself
is mortally felled
by the feet that walks above
Henceforth and forevermore asunder... 02/12/2003 Author's Note: The best inspiration for poetry is Philosophy Class.
Posted on 02/13/2003
Copyright © 2025 Melina Raven Maness Diebold
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 02/15/03 at 03:13 PM 'Why' is an impossible question reflecting awareness. But self-indulgence turns the basic urge of the created from MEANING to Pleasure. Meaningless pleasure at the cost of the creater. Yes, philosophy is SEEING. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 02/15/03 at 10:27 PM Primordial poetry Melinda. This one really set the mind a spinnin'. Good stuff. Peace... |
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