two poems about risk
reason
it is a message
then
of love
the god who gave of god
throughout all parts
of
itself and for the creatures
on the planet
all
were made
and if making demands gratitude
and
service even out of
model sacrifice
then
we have
our purposes should we ever
wonder
for we create attitudes
and moods and
state
our purposes
we make jobs and art
as jobs
we stand for office
and
we own responsibility
and we make
people
which were ourselves and
then
the new generation and by
all things made
all
of us
to count
for service
and so always
something
good
for us to do
theft
so I took the advice today
based
upon a perspective of creation and
divinity
and everything went wrong
worse
I was robbed
and then a second theft
for you robbed me
of
protection
plus my own amvition
and
now what
I must regroup
and
you know
recoup
and then what
set myself up to lose even more
to ask
and I suppose you’ll say
therein lies the answer
since
loss is a part of life against
what
by love is gained
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bless the wild
better than
form
is the love you place on wild things
blessing
these with
spirit and adventure
to
let them go
while under care
to dance and run and
love
in all the untame ways
that were
created
then released
while forms are fine for form
but
let the lightning-forces go
never the same
to strike
even with danger in
the magic
risks
in release
but how does freedom that you show
go in any other way
so model this
and
everything outside broken cages
as
the bars are devil’s interest
and love is as roarious
as you
c l couch
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(x = space)
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Challenger Remembrance
(28 January 1986)
x
Today the Challenger
Exploded and took lives
Away
A dedicated crew was on board
One member was
Christa McAuliffe
And we remember her
Her lively presence
In the classroom
And elsewhere
Is missed
No one replaces her
No one replaces any of them
x
No one replaces
Those lost in the fire
Of Apollo 1
Chaffee, Grissom, White
Those removed
From the living list
When Columbia crashed
Or cosmonauts elsewhere
(elsewhen)
Were killed
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Technology is risky
Advancement is risky
Discovery is risky
There might be
Something wrong with us
Or exploration is
The right thing to do
And we are right to do so
To explore
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C L Couch
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Photo by eberhard 🖐 grossgasteiger on Unsplash
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Wishful
The moon is out there somewhere
Sailing ‘round the Earth
We are here, wishing we could go
Sign up for a lunar voyage
Take a chance among the stars
Maybe nothing
Maybe treasure
Worth it, we think
Earthbound
C L Couch
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