At One With The Earth

[Matt]

I sit here by the sea,
As the unreleanting tide creeps toward me.
It understands me.
It listens to me.
It comforts me.

I sit here watching,
The mezmorising glow of distant ships' lights in the night.
They amuse me.
They calm me.
They smile at me.

I sit here alone,
Surrounded by nature and civilisation is just a distant glow.
It uplifts me.
It frees me.
It completes me.

I live here in this world,
Where money and natural resources prosper over people and nature.
It scares me.
It enrages me.
It slowly kills me.

[beththepoet]

wow. this is strong, matt...enjoyed this.

[woollams812]

Very cool, nothing like an unexpected ending that has a comment on society.

[Matt]

Thanks! I usually can't help putting quite strong messages in my work. That's just who I am. I feel I that I shouldn't write about the beauty of the world but write to show both sides and the contrast between beauty and death/destruction is a lot more powerful than either of the two alone.

[DaBomb]

Visionary and haunting and stilling all in one. I applaud your vast perspective with this piece and thank you for sharing it Matt. And the layout of your stanzas is powerful; I like the attention to details like that.

Bryan

[naturalist]

matt the balance in this is really interesting. shows how fragile it can very well be. I have never viewed anything with quite this style - really nice. thanks for sharing your thoughts -

happy holidays

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[Michael]

Matt, I enjoyed “At One With The Earth”.

The personification in the first stanza is very well done.
Originally posted by Matt
I sit here by the sea,
As the unreleanting tide creeps toward me.
It understands me.
It listens to me.
It comforts me.
As has already been pointed out, the contrast in the last stanza shows that everything is not totally right with the world.
Originally posted by Matt
I live here in this world,
Where money and natural resources prosper over people and nature.
It scares me.
It enrages me.
It slowly kills me.
This stanza shows a lot of empathy and passion on your part.

Nicely penned.

[ascension]

please do keep writing. thought provoking.

[nannabug]

Nice write, Matt, with a staggering message. I like the thread that ties all your stanzas together:

I sit here by the sea
I sit here watching
I sit here alone
I live here in this world

Well done.

[monkey boy]

serious stuff matt, and artfully rendered.
mb, dying by degrees

[Matt]

Thank you very much everyone.

[Ladyburst]

This was a great read,
well expressed!

.Ladyburst.

[Matt]

Thanks so much.