Corona Collection: A collective poem, co-created internationally on July 18, 2020
I will always care
for the flourish of birds
and the songs
they enliven
in
me
for the natural
world
the supernatural
world
the holy beings
walking
on the earth
the blessed beings
flying
in the air
the sacred beings
swimming
in the water
I will always care
for water, gentle,
clear, pure
being, bringing us
connection
and unity
I will always care for
my teachers
one of them
is sitting
on my feet
right now, panting
asking for comfort
as the clouds
roll in
and thunder
I will always care for us,
I will
always
be here in this present,
just as its name,
I will always
care for you
and
the tender heart
of others
I will always care
for these stories
that I
have been blessed
to hear,
carrying them with me,
and finding ways
for these offerings
to bear
medicine and wisdom
in
the world
I will always
care for listening
to all the world's
exquisite
whisperings
offered as gifts
the story
that
every
person brings
and the gift of care
that each one
brings
to tell a story
to others
then
we can tell
our collective story
to
the
world
I could not care
for intentional betrayal,
deceit, exploitation,
taking advantage
of
another
for intentional harming
of another
I could never care
for those
who have replaced
the concept
of common good
with the right of the rich
to make
still
more
money
I could never care
for thoughtlessness
for not
caring
because
not caring
would mean that I
let
myself
forget
I could never care
for letting a moment
go by
where unkindness
is taken
for granted
for hardened
hearts
and unkind acts,
though I will always
care
for the stories
behind
I will always care
for the light
in your eyes
that has
lit up my heart
and shown me
my Way
I will always care
Poetry and the Pandemic, organized and co-hosted by:
Serap Brown & Budd Hall. Social Movement Poets Collective, Victoria, Canada.
Photo by Serap Brown
Poem facilitated by: Debra Roberts, Guest Poet (http://holybeepress.com/)
Poem co-created by: Sevinc Aliyeva, Serap Brown, Lupe Davidson, Maria Epes, Jee-Hee Haar Farris, Mariana Fernandez, Budd Hall, Jeremy Loveday, Debra Roberts, Khushmita Sanghvi, Irma Alicia Flores Hinojos, Lily McKay-Carriere, Nkatha Mercy, Jill Olesker, Diane Shelton, waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy.