When our Creator
gave us power to create,
what was the intent?
We are playing a
random game of chaos,
with no plan at all.
The mad scientists
concoct what they call progress –
Whose evolution?
Our human future
threatened by robotics, with
what repercussions?
Creativity
begs responsibility
to humanity –
How do we manage
an invention that could mean
our own extinction?
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Waterfall of stars,
ride the night, wisher’s delight!
A meteor trick.
This haiku was written specially for Rebecca Cunningham’s (Fake Flamenco) May 2023 poetry challenge.
Rebecca’s prompt:
This month we will write a haiku (5/7/5 syllables) using the phrase “Waterfall of Stars.” While reading a YA story recommended by our teen called The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson, Rebecca came across this phrase and thought it was beautiful. Haikus don’t officially have titles, though if you prefer to save your syllables you may use it that way.
There were a few slants I considered for this, but I finally decided on the scientific one. What we call falling (or shooting) stars, are in fact not stars at all. They are really meteoroids.
More of the science here: What causes a falling star?
Superstition says that wishing upon a falling star will grant your wish. However, as the next article points out, your might best wish that your “falling star” doesn’t hit our planet.
It’s getting bigger,
it’s getting A LOT bigger…
RUN, IT’S HITTING US!
(Just a little bonus haiku for you.) Lol And more about our wishfulness here: Why do we wish upon stars?
This was fun, Rebecca. Thanks for the challenge. 🙂
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The next quote by Carl Sagan brings the first one into poignant focus:
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.”
This second quote by Carl Sagan brings the first one into poignant focus. Think about it, has the Earth ever been without conflict between one faction and another? This jewel of a planet is a prize, but to whom? Do we honestly think it is merely humans that want possession of it? Or is there a much bigger story unfolding than we imagine? Is full possession of human beings also the ultimate prize for some of the power hungry?
When you think of human, do you think humans are capable of the sort of cruelty that you see before your very eyes? What human wakes up in the morning thinking, “Gee, I think it would be a really great idea to bomb people in another country today”? No, we’re not. We’re thinking about our work, our families, how to build a life within all of this madness. We love. And there’s the crucial difference. We love.
It’s our love for our families, our love of life that keeps us sane and going. But will love sustain us through all of this forever? I suppose in the higher realms, yes. But what about here on Earth, right now? While madmen are threatening each other with atomic bombs, and building robots that they hope will overtake human civilization, where are we in the equation? To those “inhumans”, we are mere cannon fodder in the pursuit of their domination.
Carl Sagan was right. We are too caught up in the minutiae of our lives, and not paying attention to the bigger drama unfolding before us. Yes, I think our love has the power to save us, but not in some fairy tale, Pollyanna way. Spiritual warriors love, yes, but they are also prepared to defend that which they love, with eyes wide open.
There is a very good word, it’s a very short and powerful one, but much underused. That word is “No”.
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When we get in touch with our authentic selves and our purpose, we begin to flow more smoothly. Frustration is rooted in resistance, from listening to others who want to mold us into their idea of being.
When we flow, our angst and need for material things and all the incidental clutter begins to fall away. We discover that we are elegant just as we are. Then as the river does, we move around and through, in a state of grace, avoiding or smoothing the rough patches on our path.
When we embrace change (that which is unsettled and unstable), we also move towards new vistas. Growth does not occur within static stability. Be fluid and in flow with it, like the river.
“Come, submerge yourself within us, we who are the flowing stream.” (Rumi)
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If we didn’t have to spend so much time focusing on survival, would we spend more time on creative pursuits, and developing our own natural talents? Or is the question moot? Is technology slowly but surely reducing the human being to simply an observer of life?
The question is an important one, because the path we’re on may not be in the best interests of the growth of the human soul, and the real potential of the collective we call humanity.
What do you think?
“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
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