not in praise of artificial

not in praise of artificial
inspired by “Good Things” by angieinspired

everything that’s natural is good
of course, that’s not true
tell it to a hurricane

a mindless celebration of water
and force that would as indifferently
snuff out the candle of your life
as it might look at you

which it won’t, because
it does not care, it can’t
it’s only being

natural

clcouch123

I use C L Couch when writing formally because it is a version of my name that's genderless. And, frankly, easier for handwriting--I have a severe writer's cramp. In conversation, I go by Christopher, having been named for the boy who had the poly bear and finally being (achieving) fine with that. I use small Xes all the time because WordPress won't let me cut and paste the text from my program page to this one. (Grrrrrr.) I am a career educator, semi-retired due to disability. I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (USA). The main photographs at this site (of the road, of me) were crafted by photographer and my friend Debra Danielson. A variety of her work is available for appreciation at Thank you, lookers, hearers.--Christopher

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November 22, 2015

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angieinspired
November 22, 2015 at 11:49 pm

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What a great anti-ode to a hurricane, a natural disaster. “Tell it to a hurricane” is a GREAT line! Thanks for sharing and the mention.

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- clcouch123
  November 23, 2015 at 12:47 am
  
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  You’re welcome and thank you. I appreciate your specific response and your being okay with the tribute. If you didn’t care for the poem, I wouldn’t want you to think a bad poem was your fault. So yay.
  
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