Change

We cry for rain …
when sun beams a merciless even light.
We cry for sun …
when rain falls persistent day and night.
We cry for wind …
when stillness calms the land each day,
We cry for calm …
when the wind blows our soil away.

Seek paradise, eternal life …
we twist, we turn, first back then to the fore.
 Boast success, deride failure …
and some return to try again once more
reviving of past practice
castigated once as strange …
Is this all part of being human?
This crying out for change.

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Gordon Mcconnell

January 18, 2022 at 6:12 AM

Nice pen Lindsay, telling so well the inconsistency of man with good rhyme and flow too. Have a blessed day,Gordon

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:49 PM

Hello Gordon ... thank you for commenting. In one lifetime now the changes are immense and that might be a future worry - stay safe Gordon - Lindsay

Bill Baker

January 17, 2022 at 9:59 PM

Everything in creation changes and or dies. Thanks for a well written poem, Lindsay. A poetry lover, Bill

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:47 PM

G'day Bill ... yes it certainly does and we see it in the evolution of species. Humanity appears to move change on a little quicker - thank you Bill - Lindsay

Terry Flood

January 12, 2022 at 3:22 PM

Well, they do say ‘the grass is always greener’. Seems granny was right. Terry

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:44 PM

Hello Terry ... it's disappointing when discovering it's not, but being human, we'll change that - thank you Terry - Lindsay

Judy Ball

January 10, 2022 at 10:44 PM

I do think that's all part of being human. Seems we are never satisfied with what we have. We always want something different. Many people dye their hair blonde because they think they'd be prettier. My sister was a natural blonde. She dyed hers red. My hair was naturally chestnut brown. I dyed mine black until I became allergic to hair dye. We're never satisfied. Great write. God Bless, JB

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:42 PM

Hello Judy ... it appears to be that way Judy. Many of us are also restless and not satisfied in our work or where we live. It's like change is indoctrinated into our minds - thank you Judy - Lindsay

Valsa George

January 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Never being content with what we have, we keep craving for changes. That's human nature and it leaves us dissatisfied and restless. Never learning a lesson from the past mistakes, we go back to them... A sad situation well portrayed, Lindsay

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:38 PM

Thank you Valsa. It's a shame to see and hear of the destruction, and I fear that if we don't live in harmony with nature; nature will eventually retaliate - thank you Valsa - Lindsay

Phyllis Babcock

January 9, 2022 at 10:23 AM

I feel we are never satisfied with what we have and instead of being happy and content we have become greedy and discontented. We each must make a change for a better more loving world. love phyl

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Hello Phyllis ... I can't agree with you more. It seems we need to accumulate and steal more and more from nature. It will come to an end in the future - thanks again Phyllis - Lindsay

Jennifer Proxenos

January 8, 2022 at 8:19 AM

We should be content with what HE says should come our way but humanity is never happy or content, rather it is greedy, selfish, discontent and disunited. Change will come, but I wonder if it is what Planet Earth wants, or not? Food for thought - hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Lindsay Laurie

January 19, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Hello Jennifer ... over millions of years, everything has changed. Humans are just making this change quicker, but we don't what will occur in the future - thanks once again Jennifer - Lindsay