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Foundations

Annette Gagliardi

The elements of earth are stronger than
our feeble efforts to subdue -
the sun, the rain, the wind offer plenty of push

against our frail exertions to tame.
What makes us so arrogant as to assume
we can harness even a trace of their energy?

Essentials multiply and divide,
yet we attempt to attain atonement for
such atrocities we’ve reaped upon

the foundations of earth, that swirl and simmer,
leaving us to sputter our frustration
in ever-limiting conditions.

No matter what we invent,
the earth has her reply and will
present us with our just due.

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