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Barbara Kingsolver found poem
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by Barbara Kingsolver
and reshaped by Aram Kabodian
On my desk,
a glass of water
has caught the afternoon light,
and I’m still looking for wonders.
Who owns this water?
How can I call it mine
when its fate is to run through rivers
and living bodies,
so many already
and so many more to come?
It is an ancient, dazzling relic,
temporarily quarantined
here in my
glass, waiting
to return to its kind,
waiting to move a mountain.
and the good news is that
we
can
conserve it
in countless ways.
Also,
unlike petroleum,
water will always be with us.
Our trust
in Earth’s
infinite generosity
was half right,
as every raindrop will run to the ocean,
and the ocean
will rise
into the firmament.
And half because we are important to water.
It’s
the
other
way
around.
Our task is
to work out
reasonable ways to survive
inside its
boundaries.
We’d be wise
to fix our sights
on
some
new
stars.
The gentle nudge
of evidence,
the guidance
of science,
and a heart for protecting the commons:
These are the tools of a new century.
is our way
of knowing the stakes,
the better to know
our place.
Fresh water
Many Thanks
to the following photographers
at Flickr.com ---
A 2010 AAK Production
WRONG
NOT
Taking a wide-eyed look
at a watery planet
indi.ca,
tropicaLiving,
Wolfgang Staudt,
rawheadrex,
azrainman,
Jasen Miller,
and
woodleywonderworks