Natural Intelligence
What interests me
is natural intelligence,
walking around smarts–
what got the early Polynesians
across thousands of miles
in a small boat.
I see them standing tall,
eyes on the horizon.
They learned to read the sky,
the winds,
even the birds that appeared.
The humidty they could feel
on their faces.
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Yep, we’ve got to celebrate this and keep it alive. I worry so much about the fast-approaching dystopia.
yes I know
“see,” “read,” “feel”–behaviors birds and other critters are good at
Wow, we have come a long way from this, and not in a good way. Lovely poem and important message!
Oh, quite lovely.
Wonderful how all the facts unfurl for us with the senses!
Thank you.
Very nicely done, Pat. And important content.