Saturday, May 8, 2021

No Maps Needed


 "Forest Traffic" Digital Art by Pulkit Kudiwal

Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #159

It is the humans that get truly lost

all on their own

headed steadfast ahead

it can happen in the forest

or down a city street

oh it can happen anywhere

they lose their way down a narrow path of plans

busy with a GPS full pockets and yet empty hands

it is the creatures great and small

that know where to look

who to follow

and when to stop.

for animals of the forest

 are never truly lost.

29 comments:

  1. This is charming!!!! And now, it feels as though many are truly lost. Cheers and Happy Mom's Day.

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  2. Loved your poem, Carrie. Busy with GPS (and Maps) remined me of a picture of our youngest grandaughter , the age three, with her map helping us find our way in London.
    here, https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-letter-h-weekend-roundup-and.html?m=1 ,
    But I'll put that below my write on my post.
    ..

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    1. The letter (C) there has her photo and elaboration.
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    2. Thank you Jim, I will go back and check that out. :-)

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  3. Sadly, it is only man who gets lost in forests, stumbling over his greed and ignorance, "full pockets and empty hands" ... how true!

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    1. You are very right Beverly.....greed and ignorance!!

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  4. I love this. Here on the west coast we have a hungry bear on the edge of town trying to find food, and a few towns south, a cougar uncharacteristically attacked a women the other day - obviously starving, as this is unheard of behaviour. The cougar was killed. The bear is still lurking about. The poor wild things are having a hard time right now. But when left alone, with enough habitat, they do just fine.

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    1. Yes you are right Sherry. All the envading man has done has turned their world and way upside down. It is both depressing and infuriating.

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  5. So true. I think our species is so lost they will never reorient properly.

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  6. Yes, the animals know their way through the forest. It's the two legged humans who get lost in the journey. I had to laugh at the gps as we need that to navigate us everywhere.

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    1. Yes us humans and our GPS LOL. We could learn so much from the animal kingdom.

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  7. "busy with a GPS full pockets and yet empty hands" What a powerful line! Your poem talks , Carrie. Happy Mother's Day :)

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    1. Thank you so much! Happy mother's day to you as well Sunita! 💐

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  8. Both a beautiful poem and a philosophical one. A good poem to ponder.

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  9. "they lose their way down a narrow path of plans"
    Nice one Carrie.

    Happy Sunday

    Much🌷love

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    1. Thank you Gillena! Happy Sunday to you as well.

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  10. what an insightful poem Carrie-
    "they lose their way down a narrow path of plans

    busy with a GPS full pockets and yet empty hands"

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    1. Thank you Laura! So glad you joined in at the Muse this week.

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  11. Not many animals here in Havant, lost or otherwise. But humans? Yep, I guess there are lots of those who need to be found by somebody... Thanks for another thought provoking picture. ♥

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    1. Glad the image spoke to you Jinksy. Always wonderful to see you at the Muse! 💜

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  12. for animals of the forest
    are never truly lost.

    They know their forest home like the back of their hands. Yes, only humans get astray more so out of the jungle on a clear street corner, perhaps!

    Hank

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    1. Yes they are much wiser than us. Thanks for reading Hank.

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  13. Comforting to realise that when we humans have destroyed our life support systems the world's wildlife will carry on as usual . . .
    Thanks for the thoughful poem.

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    1. Glad you joined us this week, and thank you for reading! Have a great week!

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  14. Spot on! It's so true. We humans are so lost without our devices

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