Knowledge keeps no better than fish.
--Alfred North Whitehead
Every education
brings forth
a point of reckoning.
I know more than I care to
about the rape of mother earth,
the ravage of the biosphere,
and the truth of human selfishness.
I reckon
I will pay more attention to
counting ants or spiders, relaxing in the shade,
contemplating the stars or my navel.
I reckon
I will be friendlier,
more forgiving,
and more grateful
for each sunrise, each sunset,
each strawberry and each chili dog.
I reckon
I will take fewer showers,
go to fewer appointments
and take more naps
in the hammock beneath
the old elm tree.
I reckon
those things
I pay less attention to
will work themselves out
despite my lack of input
or interest.
© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 152/365.
Desert Dweller 