Global Warning and Shalom Eternal (poems by me)

Global Warning

A solitary wolf howls

for his slain pack. Blood red,

setting sun reveals a stony face

with tumbling tears once secured

by icy glass. A snowy sanctuary

previously supporting the slipping paws

of an ursine family, are now slowly

splashing, breaking the still surface.

Once thick fur becomes slick and moist.

Thundering machines rumble in the distance,

emitting clouds of fumes,

smothering the sky with billows

that choke Nature’s saScred breath.

Glistening eyes, full of the fire

of celestial dreams fade out.

Ruling fists of metal and mechanical mind

cannot hear her desperate cry,

drowned out by the torrent of voices.

The reverent reflection of her regal rain

sustains universal salvation.

Shalom Eternal

Perennial pastures of peace pervade

my upright posture. They expand and contract

with a breeze into my heart’s hearth,

spreading warmth from the center

of my mind to the soft cushion where I sit.

A white waterfall envelopes

and invigorates me, washing away

vices. Enlightening wisdom watches

within, waiting for release

from vain vestiges of pain.

As the pure torrent empties

into a shallow basin, dry seeds open,

waiting to take root. With mustered

courage, I dive into the abyss, searching

for the lucid liberator that dwells deep.

I follow the rumble of ground and sky,

the click of autumn leaves with whirs of wind.

I roam pristine wilderness,

always finding myself

home in the all-pervading om.