“Lord, the air smells good today, straight from the mysteries

within the inner courts of God.

A grace like new clothes thrown

across the garden, free medicine for everybody.

The trees in their prayer, the birds in praise,

the first blue violets kneeling.

Whatever came from Being is caught up in being,

drunkenly forgetting the way back.”

 

—Rumi

 

 

 

 

 

“too much industry

too much eats

too much beer

too many cigarettes

 

Too much philosophy

too many thought forms

not enough rooms—

not enough trees

 

Too much Police

too much computers

to much hi fi

too much Pork

 

Too much coffee

too much smoking

under slate grey roofs

Too much obedience

 

Too many bellies

Too many business suits

Too much paperwork

too many magazines

 

Too much industry

No fish in the Rhine

Lorelei poisoned

Too much embarrassment.

 

Too many fatigued

workers on the train

Ghost Jews scream

on the street corner

 

Too much old murder

too much white torture

Too much one Stammheim

too many happy Nazis.

 

Too many crazy students

Not enough farms

not enough Appletrees

Not enough nut trees

 

Too much money

Too many poor

turks without vote

“Guests” do the work

 

Too much metal

Too much fat

Too many jokes

not enough meditation.”

 

—Allen Ginsberg, twentieth century Beats poet

 

 

 

May we all remember to thank Mother Earth for what we have been given. May we ask forgiveness for what we have destroyed. May we do restitution to our planet to undo what we have destroyed. May our words, prayers and actions make a difference.