Green Again

Inspired by these word by Gary Snyder in his poem "Loose on Earth"

an after,

rubble -- millennia to weather,

soften, fragment,

sprout, and green again.

After everything blows apart,

all we knew erupting into

an unrecognizable mess,

our job is to see beyond,

but damn, that is hard.

We like being shocked, bewildered;

it's a stopping point to gather

ourselves for the journey needed,

the one we didn't plan to take,

but one that might actually

lead us to what is most 

important, productive, essential,

and most of all, equitable.

Forces are already gathering

against us. There are those

willing to poison the fields.

Be aware!