The Bones of the Past Don’t Mean the Consequences Have Passed

Someones somewheres decided that April would be National Poetry Month and the month for the celebration of Mother Earth. Great!

I believe and feel this is a fitting month for both. I have written posts on Medium in the past under the banner of both of those topics.

Now, though, I would like to add another element, another topic I feel strongly associates the two. Our attitude towards Mother Earth, the historical disrespect humans have shown — especially the conquering colonizers — and the imbalance…