Earth: Goddess And Home Poem by Daniel Brick

Earth: Goddess And Home

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The Great Goddess was the central divine figure
in the earliest mythological conceptions of the
world... The goddess Universe was alive, uniting
organically the Earth, the horizon, the heavens.
Joseph Campbell

Our immediate mother is the Earth:
let her name and sacrifice never be
forgotten, for she empties her Self
into all of our selves, and imparts
both life and the joy of life to us.
Is this not reason enough for worship?
But what is it we worship? She does not
exist like Apollo, or Krishna, or Jesus.
She is a presence in the heart, spreading
her kindness from chamber to chamber
until all is bright with goodness.
She is the life of the world around us,
much of it invisible to our eyes, much
of it ignored by us, but all of it,
all of us are cherished in her regard.
We breathe in the air and know it is
her gift, and we exhale a prayer of
thanksgiving. But these questions,
these doubts, are they not unworthy?
Perhaps it is enough to acknowledge
the Beauty of the World, and in that
assent fulfill our necessary homage.
And so we clothe ourselves in ancient
wonder. We cross the threshold of her
enduring glory and proclaim in one voice:
Oh, Goddess, for your gifts we thank you,
for joy and peace we implore you, imbue us
with your kindness, let it spill in abundance
over all the creatures of the world.

Saturday, May 14, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: mythology
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
It is amazing to me how much we know about the ancient past of our human species. Echoing what our ancestors believed and professed
is a way to assert our responsibility to care for the Earth.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dimitrios Galanis 09 June 2016

The great potnia mother was worshiped in societies prohellenics which were based on the mother linage and matronage.The new intruders, greeks, hellines, had to mix their culture to form in a pieceful way the new amalgama of the new society.So they had to give in mariage the male gods to the female godesses,6+6.The potnia mother can be seen in cycladic idols and minoan ones.Demetra{g-d-aiamother] is the relic of the great godess.So wise to worship the Earth herself! Deserves her your prayer, dear Daniel.

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Cigeng Zhang 19 May 2016

Earth is closely related to us. It is the cradle of our life. We exhale a prayer of thanksgiving, to Her, our earth mother. A wonderful poem.

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Liza Sudina 15 May 2016

Mother dump earth - that's how ancient russians called the Earth. it was really a goddess for them.

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Kelly Kurt 14 May 2016

In the unfathomably expansive universe,99.99999% is completely hostile to life. Near absolute zero, almost complete vacuum and intense, deadly radiation. Even the 'sanctuary' of most planets is inhospitable at best, with crushing atmospheres, howling winds and extreme temperatures. But here, here on this Earth, life evolved in a goldilocks zone with a thin veneer of breathable air. Yes, we should worship Mother Earth

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Sandra Feldman 14 May 2016

We all have the same mother, to cherish, respect and love. Therefore are we not all brothers? You're poem is a most complete homage and makes us feel the embellished true union with Earth.

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