Call and Response

At dawn and dusk, wren and cardinal often call. When I listen long enough, a response is heard usually several yards away. This call and response of singers and song prompts an inner smile.

Life on Earth is a call and response.

Sunset
Moonrise
Squash blossom
Rose bud
Newborn anythings
Leafen trees
Flowing streams
Children trafficked
Water fracked
Land raped
Empty plates
Manipulated seed
Tornadoes, fires and hurricanes
A world of beauty and of need.

Like the wren and cardinal, Earth and Her children call.
I open my heart or turn away.
 
What call will you encounter today?
How will you respond?

-Dawn, The Good News Muse at Imagine the Shift,  21 June 2013

dawn@imaginetheshift.com