And there you go...a pretty accurate description
of where we are in this moment of human history on Earth.
There's a sad amount of testimony to these words
in scores of history books describing the past.
I have yet to read one that doesn't
contain an overwhelming amount of violence.
If you know of any, please share.
(Rebecca Solnit is one exception who comes to mind,
thanks be to all that is good, for her work on the matter.)
"Intelligent fools" with capital wreaking havoc
in the name of progress while those with a "touch of genius
and a lot of courage" operate valiantly in the wings.
It brings to mind the new book by Brent Martin,
William Bartram and the Nature that Could Have Been.
Has anyone written a textbook on those with this touch of genius
who moved in the opposite direction?
Many names come to mind as I write these words...I started
a list and had to stop...I'd run on and on and still leave some out.
I take a knee and bow my head in gratitude and reverence to their efforts.
Makes me wonder why we're in such a state with
so many voices calling us so eloquently from those wings?
Their words should be required reading for every person on the planet,
taught in every curriculum! Alas, just like the common plants
growing steady and quiet along the roadways,
very few pay attention.
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