Carol A. Hand
Greeting the cool sunny morning
listening to the joyous music of birdsong
deeply peaceful yet unable to drown out
the drumbeat of nationalism
that threatens to destroy us all
It’s our own consumption and complacency
clinging to old myths of benevolent exceptional empires
that keep us from seeing shared humanity
on an earth with no dividing lines
except for scars left by exploitation and war
It matters little which kleptocrats rule
when we choose to see others as an enemy
rather than to listen deeply to the heartbeats
of a planet we are entrusted to lovingly tend
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Voices from the Margins 
While walking the woods or canoeing the waters, listen, you can hear the Earth cry for peace. Peace between all mankind.
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Ah, Eddie, such beautiful reflections. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. ❤
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Well said Carol. It seems humans are mother nature’s joke. We are the weakest of the animals so we are born the cruelest. Perhaps we have some evolving yet. Take care friend.
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Thank you so much for sharing your wise insights about humanity, Bob. ❤
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Well said, Carol. Our blindness to our shared humanity will be the undoing of our species.
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Thank for so much for sharing crucial insights, Rosaliene. ❤
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❤️
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Thank you, Carrie. ❤
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I’m with you, Carol.
Neil S.
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Thank means a lot to me, Neil. Thank you. ❤
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Couldn’t agree with you more! Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Takami. I appreciate your willingness to share your thoughtful perspective. ❤
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I love the way you hold everyone to account, no victim behaviour here, no external blame, we’re in this together, and together we get out.
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Thank you so much for such a thoughtful analysis, Paul. I merely did my best to transcribe the morning reflections that passed through me. You are right, though. Victimhood and blaming will not change the predicament we are all in. Our only hope, I believe, is raising our awareness about the challenges and responsibilities we all share caring for our beloved home and expressing our willingness to do something together through our words and actions.
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Which shows through in your reflection.
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Thank you, Paul. ❤
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You got that right. 🙂
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It’s always a gift to hear from you, A Shift in Consciousness. Thank you so much for your supportive comments. ❤
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A deeply sad meditation on how things are and how they should be Carol.
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It is heartbreaking to witness divisiveness that leads to never-ending conflicts because of superficial allegiances based on myths and imaginary lines, Andrea. As you point out, it need not be so. There is so much wonder and beauty in the world which you describe so compellingly in your reflections.
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Well done!
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Thank you, George. ❤
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a wonderful
healing, Carol 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words, David, and for the work you do to bring people together in peace. ❤
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I believe truly that each wish for peace, for compassion, for healing sends that energy into the universe. Your poem is more than mere words, it’s something real that joins with other voices. The Earth will abide. ❤
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Thank you so much for such thoughtful, lovely comments, Diana. Sending my best wishes to you. ❤
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Beautiful and maybe the joy in nature can help unite in such divisive times.
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Thank you for your lovely, hopeful comments, Georgina, and for raising a crucial question about the healing presence nature can provide. ❤
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