Wilderness Is Anything but Wild

Music: Fugue in Eb Minor. By Dimitri Shostakovich.  Sequenced by J. Marques.

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Wilderness is anything but wild. It is an artifact of modern life. Longing for innocence, we are beguiled, Determined to re-virginize our wife. Eons of humanity were there, Resident in each ecology. Nor can we go back further, for nowhere Exist the plants and creatures we would see. So we create what never was, a place Set aside as a reserve for grace. If you liked this poem, vote for it on Yahoo Buzz by clicking on the icon below.