NATURE IN CHARGE

Posted on January 2, 2023 by | 4 Comments

 

 

After a decade, we gave-up prayer,

swallowed our appeals to pagan gods

and goddesses that might be listening—

 

we forgot the feel of tall green feed

wet upon our knees, resigned ourselves

to do without—to adapt to drought.

 

Wettest December in a century,

but for the floods of ’55 and ’66,

I don’t regret what I wished for.

 

 

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4 responses to “NATURE IN CHARGE”

  1. Gary Kunkel's avatar Gary Kunkel | January 2, 2023 at 7:23 am | Reply

    Really happy to finally see some rain John. Your rituals must have worked.

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  2. sustainabilitea's avatar sustainabilitea | January 2, 2023 at 4:18 pm | Reply

    So beautifully green and the rushing water is a lovely sight, although I’m not sure everyone in central and Northern California would agree.

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  3. jkthomas's avatar jkthomas | January 3, 2023 at 11:31 am | Reply

    Wonderful to see the hills so green! Here’s to a Happy New Year!

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