‘Artificial’ – where did it take us? It was a word that took us in many different directions. The good, the bad, the ugly it could be viewed, in the eyes of the beholder of course.
Where do you go when you hear the word? What does it bring up for you?
We realised that our inner feelings somehow shine through when we put pen to paper, and how wonderful is that. It often helps us to see what we couldn’t see otherwise.
Next week’s word is ‘quirky’.
I’m looking forward to see what comes from that.
Hope you enjoy the poems, and feel free to let others know they are welcome to be part of this wonderful sharing session.
Hope to see you there.
Ever since humans evolved
We have existed to replicate
Our species by reproduction
To continue our place
In the natural world.
Each generation adding
To our survival rate
In the complex environments
That we have had to face.
Adapting. Discovering. Modifying.
Growing from experience
Then passing on that knowledge
So others could join in
The continuous learning voyage.
By being together we would bring
Understandings that have built
Communities that survived
On using their strengths
To embrace the elements
Around them to flourish
In a hostile world
That created distinct
Challengers to be endured.
Then the migration began
Populating and expanding
Across new lands
Adapting. Discovering. Modifying.
Arriving now at this present day
The future of our continuation in
Our survival is being debated
With our ability to create
A diverse interpretation
Of finding the meaning
The-why? – Of it all
Some see the way
For us is to begin
The next new migration
Travel into space
And the stars beyond
To find new lands
To settle and expand.
Others see our answer
To the life/death cycle
Is for Artificial replication
Using our computer generation
To assist us in our innovations
We see those now everyday
Communication devices
Allowing instant responses
To everything and anything
We care to discover or share.
Robotics replacing manual labour
Artificial prosthetics giving
Body parts as replacements
Another step in our expanding interactions.
The continual battle
Of available resources
Causing conflicts for our species
We still suffer from natural disasters
That wreck mass lives.
Wars continue to be fought
Leaving refugees to
Starve from malnutrition.
Gods under different flags
Are excuses for ethnic
Still within all this chaos
Human beings will survive
And strive to make sense
Of our day to day lives.
How the future deals with
How we presently
To be humans who outlast
Pandemics. Fires. Floods.
Earthquakes ad Financial Woes.
Adapting. Discovering. Modifying.
Supporting each other
As our human species
Continues to grow.
PJRÂ Â Â Â 20.02.2023
We crossed the line
We moved from the balance
of a wonderful ecology
And just went too far…
In the name of progress
We leached the earth
We manipulated the game
And we’re left with the shame
We wanted more
And opened the door
To grow and gain
Despite the pain
Can we see the line
Or are we blind?
And cannot see
What we have come to be
I’m not sure we can
Implants are glam
AI the spam
Robots to go
Interest rates low
Chemicals preserve
Favouritism reserves
Smiles hide
False pride
Bionic limbs
Out to win
Test tube vial
Human files
More plastic
So not fantastic
No longer aware
Or we just don’t dare…
TLaB
20th Feb 2023
Nothing artificial here
Going to school, work, marriage
Children, grand-children, and so much more
Did I really do all that! how did I work so hard?
Create life! Astounding as it may seem
I can’t contemplate my achievements
All my failures, I sure know about those
Achievements should come to the fore
To my mind, balance is the score
Almost seems fake, unreal
That I could create such wealth in a lifetime
Strong memories when I reminisce
Nothing artificial about my journey
How fortunate am I
CCon 20th Feb 2023