Sunday, August 21, 2011

Basic Groundwork

Photo of early Scottish life in hotel on Isle of Mull, Scotland

Basic Groundwork
8/20/11

America is future oriented culture
whether conjuring images of 'Dream'
where capitalism promises infinite progress
with each generation boldly advancing
economically, rising in class status
satisfactorily fulfilling our every need,
or lately, fearing the worst
as basic assumptions and beliefs
are being upended by situations
too complex for adequate management
so future demise of nation,
humanity, and independence is predicted,
this anticipatory peering of projections
makes orphans of past, present,
the former underused for wisdom
that informs from lessons learned
enabling intelligent choice of direction,
while latter is 'playing field'
containing myriad possibilites available 'now'
in life territories wanting attention
because dysfunctions are sounding alarm
saying grand trajectory is flawed,
asking citizens to revisit what's
essential to living purposed Existence,
taking care of each other
attending basic groundwork of sanity.


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