Simultaneous Time and Earth Consciousness
Time travels on–and we humans are but a blink in it.
Yet, we are all part of this time continuum,
nature, humans and all on earth.
Fascinate on American Milkweed.
Linnaeus recorded it in 1752, and called it
Asclepius, honoring “the Greek God of healing.”
300 years later
American Milkweed is still here,
and hopefully will be here 300 years from now.
Monarch butterflies plight depends on
Asclepias’ continuum. It nourishes their larvae,
and without it these amazing butterflies would disappear...
Asclepias’ leaves also nourish additional butterflies.
Bees, moths, and wasps depend on Asclepias’
flower producing nectar, and we humans depend on
pollinating insects for our food and our survival.
Humans and animals wherever we dwell
are all interconnected,
and our interconnectedness will assure our continuum.
As you pass
that small gem Asclepias crawling out of
a sidewalk crack or between
crops, dwell upon it for a moment or two so we
may all continue on...
©2021 Miroslava Panayotova
Repurpose Feather Turn-Around
Repurposed
African ostrich feathers offer a new birth for ostriches,
It creates ostrich fabric and turns it into textiles, blankets,
curtains, and clothing.
Help local folks create a sustainable and environmental
ostrich industry.
Today the majority of ostriches are farmed for food.
Ostriches farmed for food only live one year, however,
Repurposed African ostrich feathers offer a new birth
for ostriches.
Separate African ostrich feathers to create thread.
The thread turns into fabric that’s breathable, washable,
soft, and warm; and
It creates ostrich fabric and turns it into textiles, blankets,
curtains, and clothing.
Rejuvenate a 150-year local Ostrich farming business.
Allow Ostriches to live their entire lives without harm, and
Help local folks create a sustainable and environmental
ostrich industry.
Sunflower Prayer
Intertwine petals of passion and overlap invasion-filled strife between your petal’s shoulder-to-shoulder embrace. Pool from deep inside your centers Fibonacci pattern floret seeds, and tenderly touch each other with multiplying strength and resilience. Reach all the way out to your withering outer ring of disc florets. Guide me, guide us sunflower, in battle-daily barrage. Sunflower seed sprout hope-sprouts as you emerge, and fill Ukraine fields.
©Michelle Kogan
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Michelle Kogan…
…ponders petals, beauty, nature and humanity as a poet, writer, artist, and instructor. Her poems are published in many child and adult anthologies. She was a semi finalist for the Poet’s Billow 2021 Bermuda Triangle Prize. Her writing and art often respond to social injustice and inequalities for humans and our endangered small planet. Presently she’s working on a poetry and art bird book.
http://www.michellekogan.com / http://www.moreart4all.wordpress.com
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