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Things Seen in a Dream Scene…poem in response by Russ

Things Seen in a Dream Scene

Clustered they were—here and there
Yes, remnants of humans remained
Living on mountains of human remains
No one knows what lies beneath
The alluvial deserting and swamping
The constant rain washes everything
Thirst is quenched but hunger is not
So very hot the wet rises steaming
But the birds do not notice, they are flying
While all the animals follow them northward
Humans not following, they’ve forgotten how
No children are seen, no babies' cries are heard
There is talk of what might have been, what could be
Forgotten now that humans were gatherers and hunters
Not remembering humans are animals, are mammals
Not remembering anything useful now, not even dreams

One Response to Things Seen in a Dream Scene…poem in response by Russ

  1. jwoodcock says:
    October 27, 2021 at 8:50 PM

    Thanks Russ, on behalf of truth, for posting in poetic form a most uncompromising dream! It’s rare to hear truth. Strangely just yesterday I heard some one else speak just as uncompromisingly:

    what does it mean
    if the light is going out
    it means it’s over
    it’s done with it’s gone
    the light has gone out it’s over
    it’s gone the light is gone
    the light of this civilization is gone
    it’s not coming back

    This is an excerpt of a talk given by a modern Sufi:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaOEuShfn0I&list=WL&index=12

    It has inspired me to put a collection of my essays into a book called Light Withdrawn

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