impending

 

 

there is the stress we impose

upon ourselves

by consuming media

 

this stress—impending violent weather—

is on a different level

both matter, but nature has the potential

 

to change our lives today   we can turn off media

we can only hope

and or pray nature spares us

 

spares not only us   or not even us

but the buds

and blooms and nests and burrows   the bounty

 

and beauty of springtime   let birdsong ring loudly

once these days of storm have passed

 

 

 





Poetry by jim The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-04-14 at 14:31

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
Some of us, most of us, are too plugged in for our own good
2026-05-04


William Hughes The PoetBay support member heart!
Most definitely. I'd say OVER-consuming media is the main culprit. All the media we really need is right there--open the back door and walk through to a plethora of sensation. There is more stimulation in nature than in YouTube videos and FB likes. We just have to retrain ourselves to listen and look once more. Children know this instinctively. The birds are singing, the flowers are flowering, the trees are swaying in the sun--what a panorama!

Your poem says a lot in a few words--as good poems often do.
2026-04-14