The sea…a living sentient thing <br />As is the Earth…an organism alive <br /> <br />For who’s to say that oceans don’t think <br />And that planets don’t strive to survive <br /> <br />That trees and leaves have no feelings <br />And rocks…no emotions <br /> <br />That waves could’na be the heartbeat and… <br />The pulse of vibrant oceans <br /> <br />That canyons be not wrinkles <br />That mountains are not just features <br /> <br />That constellations…and galaxies <br />Not simply grand cosmic creatures <br /> <br />That lakes are not eyes <br />Valleys not ears <br /> <br />Volcanoes not simply pimples <br />Nor the rain…Terra’s tears <br /> <br />As atoms…to universes <br />Meteor storms…to hail <br /> <br />The only true difference is… <br />A slight matter… of scale <br /> <br />Only the out-sized ego of… <br />man can stubbornly deny <br /> <br />Only stifled imaginations <br />Sterile, dusty and dry <br /> <br />Only minds conditioned <br />to not even strive…fail <br /> <br />To acknowledge that all and everything <br />That exists…is in it’s own way, alive<br /><br />David Whalen<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-living-things-2/
