Meaning and Purpose
Life
Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
I’m not an activist or influencer but even ordinary people like me can acknowledge this day in our own way. I think other nations could do well to adopt such a day also. I’m sharing an old poem and old pics of flowers I felt suitable to add.
This Earth
This Earth, this Planet, this Orb
ever in motion through Space,
this Home away from Home
here in the Realms of Physicality,
this dance of Life through Grace,
how can we not see, understand
your Nature expressing Divinity-
Divine Skies, Sacred Waters, Holy Lands
everywhere, all that you are
being and becoming, this Earth.
You are a Great Wonder and I am in awe.
September 27, 2025
Shelley A. Wilson
Jealousy or Joy?
Jealousy or Joy… what do we feel? What do we see?
The Birds and Us 2
a quick revised version
Birds judge others by size, by shape, by feathers,
ever surveilling nervously in fear.
Humans judge others by size, by shape, and even
by hair or lack of hair, while claiming
more intelligence, more wisdom, more understanding.
We still hold primitive prejudices today
about the size and shape of human bodies,
about height, about weight, about colour of skin.
We still hold pride of hair akin to ‘sin’,
shaming its beauty as something to hide,
confusing ancient jealousies with spirituality.
(Overzealous religionists and the piously insane
added their misunderstandings to centuries
of ‘Shame and Blame’ oppression, harming bodies-
never the Creator’s wish nor love of God.)
We love beauty, celebrate beauty, yet still
we hate and hide beauty from sight.
Humanity swims in a sea of contradictions!
We still judge character, intelligence, abilities,
by body size, by shape, by skin, by hair.
Diversity is a gift of Nature, of Life, of God,
so why is there still such divisiveness in these
attitudes, beliefs, behaviours among us?
Why all the fuss about things like hair?
Male and female, both, whatever description
appear with many kinds of hair…
like natural, dyed, straight, wavy, black, blonde,
with styles chosen or required to wear…
Why must hair be worn short or long on old or young?
Why do we praise, criticize, ridicule, even condemn
based, clearly, on how we appear?
Why is pride, humility, defiance, messaged on heads?
Why are we obsessed with less or more weight?
How does human skin translate to hate?
Do we really wish to be ‘birds of a feather’
who must ‘stick together‘, the thinking, acting ‘look alikes’?
Why are differences seen ‘strange’ or feared?
What does that say about human intelligence?
What does that say about wisdom and understanding?
(Birds judge others by size, by shape, by feathers,
ever surveilling nervously in fear.)
August 17, 2025
Shelley A. Wilson
Haileybury, Ontario
Flowerpoet 
You must be logged in to post a comment.