This week the challenge on Haibun Thinking is to use either a literary quote or a photograph as your writing prompt. For more information about how you can also be a part of this Haibun Writing Challlenge, just click here on Haibun Thinking. The Photograph:
photograph by © Michael Grogan
My entry:
Continuity, such an interesting word. The meaning I refer to is the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time. For the continuity of the human species to exist, so it seems, the continuity of many other life forms cease.
As I look out my window I ponder the continuity in my personal life. It’s a good life, the children have a place to play, to grow, to be safe, even though each year our fields produce less crop and there are less bees to pollinate. My husband oversees our farm while I work in the city for the extra income needed to survive in today’s world.
I worry about the weather too. Thank goodness no tornadoes so far, but the weather seems so unpredictable. So many changes happening so rapidly and not just outside my window, but globally.
As I look out the window one final time, before beginning my commute to work, I ponder again the word continuity and wonder, can our own human “continuity” continue on it’s path without completely destroying itself in the process.
ecosystems bane
human life’s continuity
just not for all life
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The weekend is almost here, everyone relax and enjoy as you can,
~ Penny
Ah the times we’ve created … a well put and need question. Great haibun and thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks Bastet. It is concerning. And really has all happened so fast. Ah Industry (and politics), Ah Technology (and politics), Ah Money (and politics), Ah Greed (and politics) oops … sorry got on my soap box, my sincere apologies! 🙂
LOL .. that’s why they invented soapboxes … here we’d say Industry (and money) Technology (and money) Politics (and money) and Greed (and money) … Bankers (and Mmoney) are seen as the root of all evil in Italy.
It appears somethings are pretty much the same the world over. I can’t decide if that means there’s still lots to hope for (because of all the people like us) or we are in deep ….
To me it seems we’re in deep ….
I hope you and I can both swim well then! 🙂
Ah Penny, me too.
Such a great question to ponder Penny and so beautifully stated.
Thank you, Michael. It is very worrisome!
Very well put Penny. Definitely gives pause for thought. Humanity seems to think that for it’s continuity, it needs to destroy the world in the process
Yes we do, don’t we? And take a whole lot for granted too. But maybe we’ll wake up and do better? Maybe? Just a little? Well, one can hope, Alastair.
Even just a little is a start
Even I also wonder whether own human “continuity” can continue on it’s path without completely destroying itself in the process.
Even I also wonder whether own human “continuity” can continue on it’s path without completely destroying itself in the process
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Worries that many of us share, Yoshiko. We must hope and pray for the best and act when we can, to make things better for others!
Even I wish to make things better for others though I have limited time and finance.
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Thank you my dear friend for your reblog. Much love to you this day, Stefan