TRASH OR TREASURE
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
TRASH OR TREASURE
I sometimes can’t differentiate
Between trash and treasure
When my father discarded
Those wrapper foils of cigarette
I treasured them to make
Tiny silver cups for the dolls
Who does not value this precious life
But to some it is hillbilly, okie
Redneck or simply white trash
Yet what a treasure is
A bit of consciousness
A lot of animals are trash
Because humans can’t eat them
And they are ugly to look at
Or they are threat to your cattle
While we keep on pulling out
The subtle skin on Nature’s face
So pigeons, carp, coyote are trash
Canada goose is a sky carp
But Mother Nature keeps
A sharp look out for Her
Dearest wild babies
We better learn to respect
All life forms
Before we become trash ourselves
Posted for Laurie’s prompt Trash
Or Treasure @ Poetry Jam
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Beautifully expressed, Sumana. Nothing natural on this earth is "junk" - it all is here for a purpose... We should treasure all of nature's creations.
ReplyDeleteyou have nicely expressed the sentiments to value nature in its all forms.
ReplyDeletePowerful ending... love it!
ReplyDeleteI like the progression of your poem, Sumana! Everything has value, not least the animals we eat or do not eat. I suppose the way we respect them is an indication of how we value life in general.
ReplyDeleteNicely expressed ideas, Sumana. All animals have value, a place in the universe. Even the lowliest of beasts or the ones that humans seemingly don't have a use for. Each has a part in the balance of things, is necessary for a purpose - even if we sometimes don't know what it is.
ReplyDeleteI don't think any living thing can be trash. Though I may not see a need/use for it, there certainly is on the grand scale. Well done.
ReplyDeletelike it, respect goes a long way and there is always something to treasure.
ReplyDeleteprofound message, have a nice Wednesday
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Beautifully expressed :)
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day!
Your theme is a little like mine today. I like the line about peeling nature's skin. So sad that people think of animals as trash.
ReplyDeleteVery strong and wise ending. Beware that we become the trash.
ReplyDeleteI like that ending, a very meaningful message Sumana ~
ReplyDeleteHumans are obsessed with categorisation and labels.
ReplyDeleteYes, so true. All living things have worth and should be valued and respected accordingly. Good one, Sumana.
ReplyDeletewell in todays world most humans are also treated as trash not just animals!! its a sad state of affairs... lovely poem!!
ReplyDeleteA great pondering and good food for thought. Sometimes we take things for granted.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the last three lines, let's us to keep and save the nature's beauty! ~ I like those silver cups :)x
ReplyDeleteA very good point you make Sumana, and you did it well.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right! Everything in nature has to be valued, especially when talking about life. It doesn't matter if we understand the purpose or not, all life forms must be respected. In Spain people don't seem to understand this and they keep killing animals only to have fun... Despicable. I love the message you express here and the way you did it, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteloved this sumana..we have to respect nature and learn to be with it..we have stood apart from nature thinking we are the superior ones..
ReplyDeleteRespect for all life is important. Bad treatment has a way of biting you in the end.
ReplyDeleteI used to make silver cups from gum wrappers.
it would be good if we learned that respect for all things...and cool on the cigar wrapper...def there is trash that we can make something of...smiles.
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