Janus-faced Nature

Blog102:

“From dust we come …
To dust we will go …”
 
Life begins and ends
It comes from something
It goes without our choosing
But in between
We shape and mold it
We grow and live it
We lament its sadness
We sing its gladness!

Today …
We have everything nature provides!
Tomorrow ...

Who knows what’s to come?

Nature is good and bad
It embraces and lulls us to most secure of places
It beats and lashes at us just because its character allows it

Nature displays our calm
We are witnesses to its stillness!

Nature brings out our worst
We are witnesses to its terror!

“Prove it!” you dare
“Proof is at your feet.  Look around you!” I dare back
“Look in front of you and behind you …
Turn to your left and to your right …
Look ashore … and look inland!  You need more proof?” 

‘Sandy’ marched in throng
She swamped our beaches … our roads
With tenfold force, she even struck into the safety of our homes …
So we thought!
Many lives … gone!
Many homes … gone!
What we’ve built … gone!
What we’ve treasured … gone!

Mother Wind and Father Rain
We call, desire and plead that you sustain our lives!
We loathe and curse the devastation you wreak upon us!

“From ashes we come …
To ashes we will go …”

Life begins and ends
It comes from something
It goes without our choosing
But in between
We lament its sadness
We sing its gladness
We shape and mold it
We grow and live it!