Wishes Before Blowing the Candles Out

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That we Howl

now that we’ve awakened

to what we have made of our planet.

That we request

forgiveness and do

at least one thing daily

to honor energy and matter.

That we name them

Brother and Sister or

Mother Earth and Father Spirit

or Earth and Atmosphere—Life, whatever—

just call out to them with gratitude.

That we recall

when we hear the newly born

how small we once were, what birth entails

what parenting it takes to bring seeds to harvest

and how good abundance would be

in uniting and healing community

That we re-invest

our birthday gifts—

use our perception

and invention to elongate the lives

of Earth and Atmosphere,

to celebrate their life-giving processes

and the mystery of creation.

That we have

Many Happy Returns of the way

to say Happy Birthday,

and to pray: 

forgive me, thank you,

help me, use me,

show me what to do and how 

to celebrate you.

Posted at Poets United 

Poetry Pantry #322

(Having just read the news on the eve of Rosh Hashanah)

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© 2016 Susan L. Chast