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Poem 101: We have fallen Bruce Goodman © 4 March 2021 |
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What a thrill it’s been to have walked the Planet Earth albeit for a while I watched a murmuration of starlings twirl in evening light Who could invent such wonder? We have fallen down too fast It used be said to not wear green with blue they do not mix; and yet blue sky green grass – stab of red cow, flash of white horse Who could invent such wonder? We have fallen down too Glimpse of mountains, clouds, streams, rivers, seas. Beehives! Impassable forests! A tiny flower! Who could invent such wonder? We have fallen down The chattering rumble of people, billions, yet not one the same. The fecundity of Mother Earth! Who could invent such wonder? We have fallen To create a song, a poem, a story; to skip and dance, to draw, to knit a scarf, to spin in wind! To weed a garden, row a boat, whisk up eggnog, burn a piece of toast, pick nectarines, fly a kite! Love! Who could invent such wonder? We have |