A Poetic Movement
Are we more than the sum of our parts? Yes, according to the youth at Kellogg’s Food and Society Conference.
During the youth summit, the participants were guided through a creative exercise that began with finding a metaphor that expressed how they saw their work and ended with the creation of group poems which were then performed creatively for the group. The poems were assembled from phrases picked from free association writings. Each group chose one metaphor to reflect on during this free association session and then combined their phrases to create these insightful, beautiful and deep pieces.
Below you will find a couple of these poems.
Enjoy!
Can you handle the flow?
you can’t give up
you can’t give in
you against the current
“against” - containing again and again
there is always opposition & injustice against diversity
but there will always exist benevolence in life
you have to have a sense of mind & being to reason with the things at hand
the task is real, the challenges many, but we are called……
…..RESPOND…..and move forward forthwith
i have to take responsibility
focus, strength, creativity & lots & lots of determination
there’s bread to burn in seeking a perfect loaf
a huge, but not impossible goal
those that try may make it up into the fresh waters,
moving in land from sea to the great wedding
rehydration - waterfall - gushING
this great sentiment and drive to live, seek, spawn & die is natural & wild……
……and must be obeyed……..
The Fish Will Always Depend On The WATER
The Plan That Is
We are all one
The trees, water, animals, sky
On the same journey together
Companions in the great unfolding of the universe
There is a plan for us
Maybe not God’s
But it could be yours
It is all in the way you look at it
It is no mistake
Joy feels good, happiness feels good
It is a sign post from God- Go There!
I only remember seeing everyone happy
When they are eating good food
I love altar call at church
Leave my problems, petty emotions, myself - behind
We learn and share our knowledge to build within it
My time on Earth is limited
My legacy is not
And you can ignore your calling
Your greatness
Point black- that is a sin to me
Are we supposed to continue being human- or evolve?
The plan is emergence
A set of conditions within which all
All life happens
The rest is open space
Very cool
Our minute realignments and steady pressure
Making changes within yourself
Makes a change in life
A feeling of life
Rushing by. Rustling through. Pushing on.
Slowly.
The fact that I am here
Using langue and symbols
To express the love that is,
That is.
I don’t know.
But I am content with knowing that it is.