Greta Thunberg at Davos
Pharisees, temples
the young lecturing the old
wilderness, a voice.
Taking part in open link weekend over at earthweal.
Greta Thunberg at Davos
Pharisees, temples
the young lecturing the old
wilderness, a voice.
Taking part in open link weekend over at earthweal.
I think her generation might do a lot to set the world right. I sure hope so.
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It’s happening slowly, but when people in the financial world begin to recognise a change is happening, then it’s happening!
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A great analogy!
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Thank you!
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Oh YES, when young people, Truth-Tellers, speak truth to power, sure makes those old codgers mad. I love every beautiful word. “Wilderness, a voice.”
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Thank you Sherry!
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I read it slant, as “lecturing the old wilderness” with “a voice” — as if the old woods had grown deaf and blind to the roaring fire closing in. Or Jesus wild in the temple, his voice “wilderness,” wild. Great haiku. – Brendan
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Thanks Brendan, I like your interpretation! The benefits of omitting punctuation!
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Haiku always seems to me to be missing words, but here you overcome that and I enjoyed this as a distillation of the awful moment we stand in. I am reluctant to lay all this weight on such young shoulders, but that’s the way it’s always been I think–one generation takes the torch that old hands can no longer keep alight.
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Hi there…yes haiku can be a bit staccato and po-faced! I had a longer poem but sometimes I enjoy the challenge of compressing an idea into 17 syllables. Glad you enjoyed it…JIM
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Beautifully encapsulated. And yes, good (if sad) analogy.
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Thank you Rosemary, much appreciated.
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Yes. A leader needs followers. A voice, alone, is sad.
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True, indeed!
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A streak of light in darkness / wilderness is not a lonely voice I hope. There are listeners and torchbearers to carry on the light when it’s time. History teaches us that. So much in just three little lines! Just as a Haiku must be.
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Thank you Sumana!
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The wilderness calls for the hour of truth, and Greta has a powerful voice.
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yes indeed!
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