18 thoughts on “Greta Thunberg at Davos (haiku)”

1. Eilene Lyon January 30, 2020 at 4:55 pm

   I think her generation might do a lot to set the world right. I sure hope so.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 2, 2020 at 9:33 am

      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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2. rothpoetry January 30, 2020 at 5:56 pm

   A great analogy!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 2, 2020 at 9:33 am

      Thank you!

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3. Sherry Marr January 31, 2020 at 7:25 pm

   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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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 2, 2020 at 9:44 am

      Thank you Sherry!

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4. earthweal February 1, 2020 at 2:47 am

   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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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 2, 2020 at 9:45 am

      Thanks Brendan, I like your interpretation! The benefits of omitting punctuation!

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5. hedgewitch February 1, 2020 at 9:19 am

   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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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 4, 2020 at 10:44 am

      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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6. Rosemary Nissen-Wade February 1, 2020 at 7:30 pm

   Beautifully encapsulated. And yes, good (if sad) analogy.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 4, 2020 at 10:44 am

      Thank you Rosemary, much appreciated.

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7. susanstoo February 1, 2020 at 9:13 pm

   Yes. A leader needs followers. A voice, alone, is sad.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 4, 2020 at 10:45 am

      True, indeed!

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8. Sumana Roy February 1, 2020 at 10:40 pm

   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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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 4, 2020 at 10:45 am

      Thank you Sumana!

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9. Truedessa February 2, 2020 at 2:12 pm

   The wilderness calls for the hour of truth, and Greta has a powerful voice.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 3, 2020 at 6:29 pm

      yes indeed!

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