Climate Action

We live in each others
back yard.
When I throw trash away,
where is "away"?
Your home, your water, your air.
We don't need billions of dollars
to grow the bureaucracy.
We need billions
of little deeds done
with boundless Presence.
Extend common courtesy
to moths and bees.
Don't use Round-Up
or plastic.
Don't eat animals
grazed in ruined forests.
Plant a tree.
Plant another tree.
Walk.
Saunter.
Fund parks.
Invest in green businesses
and organic farms.
Unleash a renaissance
of the small and local.
Begin with the climate
inside you.
One silken thread of joy
runs through every breath
from your belly to your crown.
Catch hold of it!
Be the fuse that connects
a maggot to the sun.
Immerse your heart
in the fire of silence
and purify the earth.
Now open your eyes.
Taste and see
that it is good.
Your gaze is the Creator.