Creatures of Nature

Bella Shepard


Notice of absence from Bella Shepard
After dealing with some health issues for the last few months, I have decided to take a leave of absence until the dust settles and the clouds go away. I feel badly that I have been absent so much, for I miss my friends. I hope to be back before too long. I also hope that all of you will all be safe and well.

We were once creatures of nature

We sprang from this earth

Beings of its evolution

Just as every other creature

But somehow our paths diverged

We strove to dissociate from it

Our very biology challenged our mortality

And we found it hard to accept

So we forged ever onward

Stumbling upon discoveries that have led to a mechanized, technoligized world

Which we struggle daily to control      

But it has made us feel immortal

Which I guess is the goal

So take a walk in the forest

Marvel at a beautiful sunset, or the glow of the moon

And realize that we are not above or below

That we are part of something truly magnificent

And if you listen very carefully

You will hear it calling us home

  • Author: Bella Shepard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 5th, 2022 10:49
  • Comment from author about the poem: Jut some rambling thoughts on a Monday morning.
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Fay Slimm.

    Your "ramblings" as you call them are examples of fine poetic expressions on the fall of humanity and its dire result - we certainly were once much nearer to being "creatures of nature"dear Bella. The final three lines of this perceptive write made me go outside and try to listen..

    • Bella Shepard

      Thank you dear Fay for such a beautiful comment. I'm so very glad that we are listening together.

    • orchidee

      Where you walking/rambling on a Monday morning?! lol.

      • Bella Shepard

        To places far and wide dear Orchi. Always appreciate you being there!

      • Paul Bell

        Everybody should spend time in the forest. Keeps you sane.

        • Bella Shepard

          Amen my friend! There's no place like it. Thank you

        • Doggerel Dave

          Amid the cacophony of modern life it can be well nigh impossible to hear that faint call – special effort required.
          Great reminder, Great plea, great write, Bella.

          • Bella Shepard

            Thank you dear friend for such kind words. It does become difficult to tune out the noise, to find that special place.

          • arqios

            Last night we walked in a fairy-lit rooftop garden (a mini forest actually) and saw a stylised glimpse of home. That we are by nature part of something truly magnificent makes a primal tug and beckons us home.

            • Bella Shepard

              So beautifully said dear bard, thank you for such a lovely comment. It's those simple experiences that mean so much.

            • Goldfinch60

              We still are creatures of Nature Bella but we have trodden a different path, hopefully one day we will find the right path again.

              Andy

              • Bella Shepard

                Thank you dear friend, I have great hope that we will find our way back.

              • Neville


                its all good out there, except for the bad bits isn't it Bella .. this is far more than just some rambling on a Monday morning, read by me on an early Friday morning .. it all makes so much sense & those summative lines are just perfect ........ Neville

                • Bella Shepard

                  Thank you my dear friend, for your sweet words. Let us keep listening to nature, and hearing each other, for thoughts are so much better when shared.

                • L. B. Mek

                  'Our very biology challenged our mortality'
                  as our very mortality, ravaged
                  our cognitive capacity to appreciate
                  breath...
                  (I too believe in that universal oneness of all things
                  and wonder, like Spinoza
                  at the sheer majesty of it all)
                  a read, that transports me
                  beyond reality's dark sky limitations
                  dear Poet, thank you!

                  • Bella Shepard

                    My dear friend, your comments touch me so deeply. And your response, "our very mortality ravaged our cognitive capacity to appreciate breath" brings a whole new dimension that I can't thank you enough for.

                  • sorenbarrett

                    I could't agree more. We, in our arrogance, tend to aggrandize ourselves, when we are nothing more than another part of nature, no more and no less than the others. I love the last two lines.

                    • Bella Shepard

                      Thank you so much my dear friend for reading, and for your kind words. It is a privilege to share thoughts with those who genuinely understand. Your poems and comments always inspire me.



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