Friday, January 11, 2008

“And Lucifer Fell" - a Poetic response to "A Canticle for Leibowitz"

It came to pass in those days, as it did

In the days of Jonah, Prophet of old,

That the nations of the Earth grew wicked.

Minimizing pain and maximizing

Safety became the sole obsessions

Of the princes and magistrates of Earth.

In seeking their security, they found

Only conflict, and in seeking to end

Suffering, they piled new woes on the world.

They strutted like peacocks, trying to hide

Their fears, using brave faces for shelter,

For they said in their hearts, “There is no God.”

Therefore, God left them to their own devices,

After they scoffed at his Saints and Prophets.

This time no Jonah arose, no savior

To prevent proud fools from pushing buttons.

And so we lost our green garden again,

As the mushroom clouds rose, and Lucifer fell.

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