Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tempest Rising

[Tempest: Maxfield Parrish]
There's a tempest stirring.
I can feel it in my soul.

The Earth is trembling.
The sky is moving sideways.
The oceans are flooding.
The fires making highways.

There's a tempest stirring.
I can feel it in my soul.

Ego.
Greed.
Duplicity.
Pusillanimity.

There's a tempest stirring.
I can feel it in my soul.

The Earth will open.
The sky will cry.
The ocean will cleanse.
The fire will purge.

There's a tempest rising.
I can feel it in my soul.

Roger Allen Baut


Once upon a time there was integrity.
Once upon a time there were heroes.
Once upon a time there were champions of the people.
Once upon a time there was a Joan of Arc.


If we seek positive change in the world,
for ourselves and the planet, then WE must be the Change!

For What It's Worth: Change
NWCU Wednesday Wake-Up Call 23.05.12

10 comments:

  1. Roger! Waking us up with YOUR words would have been powerful enough...but adding Cohen's amazing song...color me moved to action and prompted to finish my own...this was fantastic! Thank YOU!

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    1. And thank you too Natasha! So glad that you resonated to my contribution for this week and enjoyed my addition of Leonard Cohen to the triplet! Cohen is, indeed, the Grand Master of meaningful music!

      Thanks again!
      Roger ☺

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  2. You have wonderful choice of words. Loved it.

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    1. Thank you Abhra! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know you 'Loved' my triplet! Appreciated!

      Roger ☺

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  3. Awesome piece Roger, strong sentiments, powerful triplet. Love that painting btw and I've always had a soft spot for Cohen's stuff. Great Wake Up

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    1. Hello and thanka again for coming by Fred! Glad you felt my composition was a 'powerful triplet!' Yes, the painting and Cohen added a lot to it! That's why I love the 'triplet' effect! Thanks again!

      Roger ☺

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  4. Very well done Roger. Strong, concise language invoking powerful images. Extra points for 'Pusillanimity' as well.

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    1. Well, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your thoughts/coments! So glad you liked my offering! Yup, good old 'Pusillanimity'one of my favs. Thanks for the extra points on that!

      Thanks again, Mark!

      Roger ☺

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  5. Spoken so well...the earth and humanity are on the verge of something chaotic...I feel tempest brewing through your words...nice work!!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts Susie! Sincerely appreciated!

      Yes, indeed, we are on the verge of something, which in any event has been facilitated in some way by Humankind!

      I watched the Weather Channel yesterday and they spoke to a pattern of weather that can be shown to go back 20 years or so, that has now shifted!

      There's definately a change on the way!

      Thanks again!
      Roger ☺

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