#Water is Life
Eyes of the river–
guard this land, hold and shelter
our roots, seeds, our life
Forgive us these lost minds, blind,
afraid, estranged—bring them home
A tanka for Colleen’s challenge #11, that also incorporates this week’s words from the secret keeper.
The President-elect’s environmental policies are troubling.
Linking in 2020 to Earthweal. That last sentence proved to be an understatement, to say the least….
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- - December 13, 2016
We must protect. Water is our lifeline.
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Yes.
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Oh, that’s lovely!…
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Thanks Dave, lovely is a wonderful complement!
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Beautiful. I really love this poem.
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Thanks Christine.
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Beautiful
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Thanks Lynn.
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Beautiful. I share your concern about the future of our water.
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Thanks…let’s hope the concern spreads.
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Yes. Another wacky choice for a cabinet member–currently being sued by the EPA. . But this is a really lovely collage.
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Well he hasn’t appointed Christie or Guiliani to anything yet. That’s about the only good I can find anywhere in his choices.
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Beautifully done 👍🏼 and love the poem too.
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Thanks Snehal.
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I loved this! Yes, you are correct. The President-Elect’s messages are troubling. Your words are perfect. Well done! ❤
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Thanks Colleen. Definitely troubling…
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Beautiful words and collage.
All of DT’s policies and his cabinet picks are troubling.
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Unfortunately, too true. Will Congress push back? Even Republicans can’t be too happy about some of these people…
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I hope Congress pushes back–but I don’t have much faith that it will.
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Me either.
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An incantation or prayer. Beautiful.
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Thanks Claudia. Invoking whatever powers that may be listening…
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A cup of clear water from an endangered source, never more so than now. Well done.
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Thanks Brendan. Yes, sorely needed.
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Beautiful….there are lost minds indeed, doing a lot of damage. I long for leaders who will bring back civility and reason.
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Thanks Sherry. I think there is a lot of that longing going on right now.
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Lovely poem, it’s a tanka, right? masterful use of the form…JIM
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It is. Thanks,
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