
the sun moving south
the north withdraws its spirit –
gather round the fire
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the sun moving south
the north withdraws its spirit –
gather round the fire
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Phoebus’ daily trail
around an expanding realm –
he enlightens me
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HIgher perspectives
fill my mind with gaping awe
And still more questions
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Nature of the realm
I dispute – your sovereignty
indisputable
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The shark’s reputation precedes him,
demonized in the minds of millions,
movie-goers jumping,
or hiding behind
their darkened seats.
Predators must hunt,
unsmiling and relentless,
the prey must die
so they can live;
for nature’s complexity
is for us to understand — not judge.
A greater power than Man
put this realm together.
And as a poet once said:
‘…one may smile, and smile,
and be a villain–‘
So step back,
you silver-tongued fiends,
those who think
they know better;
Your power is temporal,
so brief,
whilst the shark’s honest instinct
is ageless, only taking its due.
*Quotation from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5, line 108.
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