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GO TOWARD THE LIGHT

It is dark now, not only does the moon not shine The cleverness of world leaders still covet ‘what’s thine’ Exponential growth has captivated a world-wide soul Unbridled consumption fosters poverty and takes its toll Technology and runaway economies say ‘that’s mine’

We exist on a planet with the utmost of extremes Starvation and malnutrition haunt like midnight screams Excesses of materialism abound for over-developed ones Unrealistic cities and roads, luxuries covering naked bones Dehumanized entities have lost touch with nature’s dreams

It is dark now in the hearts of a myriad of bewildered beings “Near” sightedness is when visions see only such things Immediacy will never offer us intergenerational equity Nor safe promotion and protection of environmental quality Moving fast over global limits toward the disaster it brings

We exist on a planet where the candle of Hope is aglow Although the flames of Faith, Truth and Love barely show Hope remains bright in the hearts and souls of humankind You and I and those around us are parts of a collective mind With Hope we can rekindle the other three that they may grow

With the power of vision to see far beyond the obvious The horizon of this new found wisdom is truly glorious A world once again within its limits to sustain us all Sufficiency for humans and for all things “big and small” Have Faith in the Truth of Love to make the dark obnoxious

rwa march 2005