There is no part of my desire
that I’m willing to give up.
I insist on all the goodness
that I crave:
The part about the living land
and our deep kinship with it;
The part about our well-honed gifts
and all the richness shared in their fruition;
The part about our home
and all the others who live with us;
The part about the healing of the earth;
All these must be included
in the goodness we acquire,
No part may be excluded from the vision.
I won’t agree to any less
and so it must be given.
©Wendy Mulhern
June 27, 2013