thimplicity–Photo by smith<\/p><\/div>\n

This poem is an acrostic, spelling a hidden message with the first letter of each line.<\/em><\/p>\n

Seeds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yesterday, and I\u2019m talking distant past here,
\nOracles might have directed
\nUs differently, might have
\nVoiced concerns about stability and
\nEvents occurring naturally, might have
\nGiven us advice to keep
\nOur heads down and stay out of
\nTrouble, just to work
\nToward feeding our families and building
\nOur homes and surviving our lives. Minor
\nChanges would have occurred in common, everyday
\nHappenings of birth, marriage, death;
\nAll major changes would have involved the
\nNegative aspects of invasion, displacement, war.
\nGiven the times, any change would have been scary
\nEnough. Now, though, with each passing
\nYear, the world becomes smaller, and
\nOur facility with technology helps move
\nUs toward a universal consciousness. It\u2019s our
\nResponsibility to foster change, to
\nEncourage growth, to protest the
\nVile practices of destroying the environment,
\nImprisoning the innocent, denying the
\nLegal right of marriage to those in love.
\nWith our hearts wide open, we need to heed the call,
\nAcknowledge distress and address the wrongs,
\nYes, and to know that the earth is fertile for those
\nSprouts of enlightenment, those crops of compassion.
\nBelieve, become, be strong, and be ready to take
\nAction. You must
\nBe the change
\nYou want to seed<\/em> in the world.<\/p>\n

~ Dianne Borsenik<\/p>\n