Sea song

Beyond the sand and shore
the ocean sings her song
in waves and tides alone
sometimes with a roar
at other times a sigh
as the creatures cry within
the loss of many kin
their calls are urgent now

their wait is never done
and when the peace moon rises
they will sing their joy to her

The Matrix - shared spoken-word poetry

Saw this several years ago, a brilliant spoken-word poem inspired by the movie 'The Matrix' and the urgency to change the current issues of corruption and destruction. The main message (quoted below) is even more poignant and urgent now.

"We’re using poetry to tell every man, woman, and child across the land that our destiny is in our own hands, and all we have to do is take a stand. . . and here’s how.

Stop paying for credit, stop paying the bankers tax, use interest free credit schemes instead, buy all your consumer durables second hand, buy everything else from markets, family businesses, and charities only, stop watching televisions news and stop reading news papers too, and if you work for a publicly limited company, leave your job immediately, and finally demand that the bankers give back the wealth they’ve robbed from humanity.

Too much to ask of you? Too much for you to do?

Go back to sleep then. The matrix has you."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01ZxSb3SZM

Wake up

I can see the people waking up
slowly, one by one
eyelids lifting, hearts beating
to the sound of the same drum
No anger, no fear
but peace and calm
and sorrows from the past are gone
closer now to the truth
a long journey taken with care
giving thanks along the way
to the ones who stayed near
and to the beggars and fighters
forgiveness for their sins
for sin is merely going astray
from the one path that is clear

Where the answer lies

Yield to the flowers

As they smile at the sun

Give way to the trees

As they wave to the wind

Reach out to the birds

As they sing to the sky

Make way for a school of fish

As they swim on by

Challenge the mountains

As they stand their ground

Seek out the islands

Where peace can be found

Look up to the stars

As they dare to dream

Silence the night

While chasing a moonbeam

Turn towards the ocean

As it unfolds on the beach

A glimpse of an answer

That lies just out of reach