for Earth Day
I have found
strength in fire
the fire in the
burning bush
the eternal light
the sabbath candles
the souls of my
ancestors call me
to continue their
traditions
linking my children
from revelation at
Mount Sinai
to a torah for
today
to find a voice
to chant the sacred
words
to sing and dance
in joy
to sorrow at a
world gone mad with materialism
to strive for a
connection to all living things
for all are holy
infused with the
flow of spirit
from the smallest
seedling
struggling to grow
in a polluted lot
to the largest
mammals facing extinction
from our
desecration of their environment
the eagle is still
with me in my dreams
soaring over the
mountains and lakes
but in reality I am
the turtle
plodding along
slowly creating
change
one poem at a time
copyright 2000 Linda H. Feinberg
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