It is in this way that the rebel…says yes and no simultaneously.
Albert Camus, The Rebel
No nukes
and no thermobaric weapons
no unregulated AI
no child pornography
no sex trafficking
and no slavery
no to tyranny
rule of the gun and
no to racist
hate based ideology
no to consumerism
hoarding, polluting
endemic desecration
destroying the planet
no apocalyptic theology:
And No to War!
Yes to children
and species diversity
yes to women
especially mothering
yes to young folk
in global rebellion
yes to elders
with stories of wisdom
yes to dignity
inclusive dignity
to critical thinking, to
emotional intelligence
evolutionary empathy
and borderless friendship
yes to green on Earth
the trees
to blue from space
with stars
yes to you
in honest goodwill
and to me
and yes to the touchstone
of trust – integrity:
And Yes to Peace!
An international essayist, eco-poet, and storyteller, David Sparenberg is author of four books including: CONFRONTING the CRISIS: Essays & Meditations on Eco Spirituality from Moon Book and EARTH KEEPER: an Ecosophy of Poems. David lives in Seattle, WA in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
