Two “poems” for Poetry Night at the Seguin Public Library, Thursday, 6:00 pm, April 18th, 2024
Lovely Lady Beetle Larvae
by Owen Schaefer & grandpa paul bain martin
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lady beetle larvae are falling freely from the old oak tree
(down on smiling grandson owen and a very happy me)
what fantastic lady beetles they will be
(psst … they are hard-fore-winged BEETLES with chewing mouthparts and NOT true bugs with distinct triangles on their backs and piercing-sucking mouthparts)
…………………….
now some say the larvae are quite ugly
but not to owen and not to me
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now LISTEN! all of you folk out there …
… IF we totally realized that all life was beautiful
perhaps to nature we would be much more dutiful!?!
Changing Eaarth … to a Neo-Earth of Quality Life for More
by paul bain martin
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por favor you all,
write me a consequential line
(or 2 or 3)
that is so very meaningful & fine
about how?? YOU/I/ … WE!
can truly begin to significantly change somewhat
this dying artificialized Eaarth
of neoliberal capitalistic economic growth & so very much conspicuous consumption, …
of 8 billion humans, and even more numerous domesticated species,
who are each transforming to the detriment of a healthy Earth
up to 300,000+ Calories (with a large “C”, … or kilocalories) of energy daily.
(& also perhaps why??? we should work on this change)
(Eaarth is Bill McKibben’s appellation, with an extra “a”,
says paul bain martin,
for an Agrilogistically industrialized globe,
for Artificialized & plasticized,
for the Anthropocene with its many ecological challenges,
perhaps especially involving greenhouse gases)
I beg of you to tell me in a few of your word-jewels
how we can systematically begin to change
for the short term and long, locally & globally
this constantly War-torn Eaarth
of guns, arms, armaments … including nuclear
to a robustly living, more natural neo-Earth
of plenty of good topsoil, quality air & water, and an abundance of photsynthesizers & biodiversity, and fantastic daily solar energy capture
(a world of diverse climax ecological communites
full of vibrant quality life and socio-ecological justice for all
…………………….
pleeeaase!
please do try to help both your immediate family & friends …
and all of humanity … and all of biota … and all of a dynamic homeostatic symbioses.
for all!!!
keep what you write short and sweet
but put some substantial time and profoundly deep & extensive thought into it.
and do it right away!
(send it to paul bain martin,
a small pig-farmer’s son and lowly land-grant university grad in agricultural entomology
who if he isn’t deeply into humility, should be!
a stubborn not overly-bright anglo-texan
who is a wannabe “Positively Ethical Applied Community Ecologist”,
… or PEACEmaker,
who does care
… and desperately needs help
in his hopes at beginning a bit
towards profoundly & holistically realizing
a neo-Earth.)
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… send anonymously or not
your succinct ideas for solutions
to 605 Elm Street, Seguin, Texas 78155
or pbainmartin@gmail.com .
now! … ASAP!! … … OR whenever you can!!!
(he’ll work at putting your ideas into a book …
and into action!)
with love,
pablo martín
(PLEASE JUST SEND ME JUST ANYTHING OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU!
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pbm ( 7 S’s / VV->^^ )
