Sunday, April 22, 2018

Hymn To Mother Earth

Hymn To Mother Earth
© Surazeus
2018 04 22

Sweet Earth, great mother of all conscious creatures,
pregnant ball of dirt and water and wind
that spirals around the hot glowing sun
nowhere through the boundless void of cold death,
we love you with every beat of our hearts
that flush in rhythm with the ocean tide.

Mother Earth, who weaves sparkling molecules
at hydrothermal vents of steaming lust
in flashing rings of carbon elements,
which constitute character writhing strands
of deoxyribonucleic acid,
we sing rich melody of your compassion.

Fertile Earth, who generates conscious souls
from fecund womb of your vast surging ocean,
sparking desire in our blood-flushing hearts
to crawl sparkling rivers to cave of dreams
where we stand on diamond stone of perception,
we thank you for the fruit of your mute trees.

Spinning Earth, who seethes with chemical change
through each cycle of seasons you revolve
around the Sun Spider of Helium flames,
your passion urges us to evolve shapes
when we copulate to reincarnate
through our children who celebrate your power.

Great Earth, mother of our perceiving brains,
who watches over us as we evolve
fish to lizard to mouse to ape to human,
molding improved models of our lithe bodies,
we worship you by forging steel-glass cities
and driving cars that burn your gasoline.

Cruel Earth, monster mother sparking our souls,
who gives us life and devours us in death,
transforming us from animals to gods,
we tremble awed before your hurricanes
and drown in floods of your indifference,
then sing this hymn of love as you destroy us.

Indifferent Earth, molding our souls from atoms
then mulching our bodies in humid soil,
creating us from mud with lust for life,
then blooming as we battle to control
abundant resources of your rich breast,
we pray to God we invent in your image.

Loving Earth, great mother of our weird dreams,
who creates us and devours us in turn,
transforming us so we soar into space
to propagate your soul on other worlds,
we celebrate you this April Earth Day
and sing this hymn to your indifferent Love.

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