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Image: Dry River Bed in a Californian Drought (here)
moving slowly in circles not quite ready
eyeing outwardly for that critical moment
unsure with a rangy lean frame unsteady
eagerly to galvanize all efforts in early jaunts
must exhibit one of an affable nature
good-natured and outwardly friendly
sanguinely with the likes of a good leader
unquestioned to be accepted readily
pushing forward beaming with confidence
proving hunger is but an incident of ills
sadly stifled by weather extremes in motion
destroying good crops still in the fields
good leaders can plan and chart a future
within his ability where humanly possible
but to grapple with vagaries of the weather
nature plays its cards for which to gamble
3WW - affable
galvanize
rangy
Theme Thursday - forward
Poets United - hunger
So very true. Nature plays its cards, and it is up to humans to find a way to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteNature knows no rules and we sure have to try and be prepared for what it throws at us
ReplyDeleteYes..sometimes things are beyond anyone's control..love the image too..like bones
ReplyDeleteFooled me with this. (lol) I thought you were aiming for scavengers.
ReplyDeleteThe weather is one thing nobody can predict, your wonderful poem had the message coming across so very well.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Even after thoughtful planning is devised and implemented there is still room for the vagaries of Nature. Hope there are no famines and water scarcity and hungry beings in world.
ReplyDeleteYou have described it well, Hank......the effect of the weather "destroying good crops still in the fields". Which is devastating for all who depend on those crops.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking! And true, what to do but keep "a stiff upper lip" and keep going. Good leaders hate to gamble. This drought and famine is enough to break anyone. Strong images, Hank. I felt like feet walking around in that broken ground.
ReplyDeleteso true Mother nature can be truly wicked
ReplyDeleteHank,
ReplyDeleteWe are indeed at the mercy of the weather and its recent weird ways, no matter where we live. Hopefully crops and foods can recover to provide for those most in need. A very good perspective with regard to hunger...
Eileen
you control th things you can and plan on the things you cant, as best you can...weather is not something you can always trust...take this snow storm for instance...no one planned on it...
ReplyDeleteLiving in the desert southwest, and as an avid gardener, I totally relate to the effects of the weather on our environment, our nourishment.
ReplyDeleteCaptured the year in drought blessings
ReplyDeleteNature has a way of ruining the best laid plans
ReplyDeleteNo one can really predict what will happen next when in comes to the weather.
ReplyDeletethere is little we can control, but we must do what we are able to help one another and our planet, our home… sometimes it feels like there is nothing to do, the tasks impossible… but perhaps together it is not?
ReplyDeleteYour poem made my mind spin. I lived in the agricultural area during the drought that that picture portrayed. That drought resulted in a large percent of ag water being cut off. Dead dairy cows to dead orange and walnut groves was the result.Yet LA still had its beautiful green landscaping. Nature deals its cards with more certainty than man.
ReplyDeleteThat's right, Hank, nature plays its cards which is unstoppable. As usual, your poetic skills shine. :)
ReplyDeleteHopefully nature finds its way and will recover...~ Another image - of human...comes to compare to controlling things...~ Thoughtful write!
ReplyDeleteGreat write & I love the picture. Nature defintely has been playing the cards this Winter, I think the Joker has been used a lot:-)
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