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Decided to separate this poem out of the lead comment, because i didn't want to dampen the holiday spirit.  Just now when i first opened Stickman, this is the poem i opened to...

FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE

The winter purification has returned
the cold and the snow
the crispness of the air
it is a time for rejoicing and prayer
ceremonies, sacrifice
humble ways to show we care
respect and concern for our relations
are the ways it's always been

the invader starts his winter purification
with Christmas
allegedly he says to honor Christ
who he killed, the prince of peace
is now honored with the sacrifice
of the Trees
the assassins with their axes
will kill you my relative
and then electrify you with lights and decorations
you will stand over
their gifts and presence
of the confused
they do not understand
you are spirit
you must not be abused

(... ending with)

maybe someday they will learn
purification

     John Trudell

Well, ndns have a different view of xtian religions, i guess.  even so, i wish you all an illuminated holiday.


"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Dec 25th, 2009 at 08:38:37 AM EST
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Trudell means ALL my relations, when he says relations.  How strange, then, to find this in the NYT about plants today.


"Plants are not static or silly," said Monika Hilker of the Institute of Biology at the Free University of Berlin. "They respond to tactile cues, they recognize different wavelengths of light, they listen to chemical signals, they can even talk" through chemical signals. Touch, sight, hearing, speech. "These are sensory modalities and abilities we normally think of as only being in animals," Dr. Hilker said.


"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 10:43:32 AM EST
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