In response to my "poetry invited post, blog member Estela Bourque has offered up a poem expressing what many are feeling, what many are questioning. There are no sure-footed answers yet, but immersing oneself in these questions and others swirling about, is something worth doing.

A State of Disbelief

These days I live in a

State of disbelief

As thousands of people succumb

To an invisible force and

 Structures crumble in submission.

There is no sense to be made

Of this foe that has arrived

On the doorstep of humans

Unwelcome in its vengeance.

Where has this enemy come from?

Some speculate that it escaped from a lab

Others say it is conspiracy borne

Still others say it is Nature’s revenge

Against the exploitation of life by humans.

It has arrived during a dark time on Earth

When humans no longer live in harmony

With Nature or the Cosmos

But instead have gouged and destroyed

The land and habitat of animals

In pursuit of wealth and power.

Now the search is on for an antidote

A vaccine that will eradicate the virus

And once again restore the power of

Humans over Nature without

A deeper lesson being learned.

What is the lesson?

That humans cannot control life

And continue to exploit it

For their benefit alone

Instead they need to cherish the

Gifts bestowed upon us all

With love, care and gratitude.

These days I wonder . . .

Where is the wisdom that will

Lead us back to the Holy Grail.