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                                       Earth's Creatures

February 27th, 2022

2/27/2022

 
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Ah, the great Cage Master comes once again,
and he looks in.
Does he see
you and me,
in Cage XYZ?
 
He checks the feeds,
nutritional needs,
records in his book
our chart and our measure
our reaction to pressure
 
We are his experiment,
somehow, his intent –
no repeat in all history
of designs traced in mystery –
He studies each one
then adds to his sum.
          
Oh, rat caught in a rat-cage, complaining,
are you sure that
you are a rat, or just living in Rat-Rage?
accepting an oblivious feeder
and illusion of a Rat Leader?
Does concept of Cage Master
feel safe when you compete faster?
 
Could you see in bareness
intimation of fairness?
the confusing maze
as soft embrace,
the routine feed and turning wheel
as balm for hurt you hardly feel?
 
Your cruel picture of God, by some mischance,
deformity of brain, or chemical imbalance,
that posits rigor instead of love
and a need to know, in God above
 – who needs nothing, thanks or praise
for our uniqueness and our days
 
Unneeded gift, unneeded glory
pour out in love our own good story.
So, do not compete faster or try to ignore –
understand, if you can, instead of deplore,
why you think of yourself – as an experimental animal
and of God – as a cold scientist ….
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    Poems by   Janet
    Illustrations by   Johannes

    Most poems in Volume 1 come from early efforts, but all cluster mostly on observations of persons and events which lift the mind to Life's Creator and "the way things are," with "all things turning unto good."  



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    Sections of Book
    and Poems

    All
    A ... Book Beginning
    A ... Book Ending
    Against Salt Waves
    Age In Spring
    Ambition
    April And May
    Change Of Season
    Child Disposal
    Children Of East And West
    Church Of The Virgin
    Color With Purpose
    Compensation
    Deafness Of Time
    Doorways
    Dreamer Underground
    Eden Walk
    Fate Of The World’s Children
    Finding One’s Role
    From Laos
    God Bless The Willows
    Hearts At Half-Mast
    Living On The Third Floor
    Look Through Falling Leaves
    Maria
    Mary Mary Quite ....
    Mountain Barriers
    One God
    Praying Afterwards
    Rat’s Eye View
    Red Fury
    Reflected Rays
    Set Prayer In Motion
    Stars Light Our Way
    Step Three – AA
    Student Blood In Beijing
    Sun-Flower
    The Blind Shoemaker
    The Young Voice In The Old
    To Be Naked
    To H.R. In The Cafe
    Trifle For An Anniversary
    Tulips
    Waiting Below
    Watching From The Window
    We Claim Our Own
    Welfare Fare-Well
    What Neighbors Do
    With The Flowers


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