God gave the world
Holy Books, nature, and science;
To inspire and love the Creator
with one’s heart and mind.
Yet, we only ponder a small portion
and become blind.

Embracing intellectual
and spiritual laziness instead;
Preferring evangelism
from profit-motivated charlatans
and talking heads.
Promoting the corrupting forces
of political parties and money over ministry.

God gave the world
a beautiful garden to sustain us;
Yet we overuse, overpopulate,
and mock the warning signs before us.
Laying waste to our life-support system
and a healthy future.

Materialism and reproductive irresponsibility
prevail;
Contraception vilified by dogma
and the maintenance of power.
Adoption and nurturing alternatives
ignored by the church tower.

Humanity’s long-term physical and spiritual health
abandoned;
Plundering God’s gifts
at the expense of all and the souls to come.
Souls too numerous to sum…

January 8, 2006

Photograph (c) William C. Gladish

The Week of January 8, 2006    
A Pleasant Evening by T.A. Ramesh   
A Stranger on Earth by Sasha Damien 
Bird's Way by Parthap Ratim Banerjee   
Bondage by Vasanta Athilat
Budding Affair by Jayati Gupta   
Dead by Annu Chopra  
Gifts from the Creator by William C. Gladish 
Leaps by R. Purushothamarao 
Love Never Dies by T.A. Ramesh 
Me, You, Time by Wangdi Gyalpo 
Nostalgia by Vasanta Athilat
Proof Stands by Jayati Gupta 
Sometimes by Sasha Damien 
Tender Lass by Neha Jain  
The Ballad of an Old Man in his Sixties by Dr. Ram Mehta
The Loser by Kumud Biswas 
To My Love... by Aparna Chatterjee 
Tomorrow and I by Vasanta Athilat

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