after the storm

 

sol has settled to mere colossal splurges

of solar wind hurling into space

without favoritism toward life on earth

survival is our business although

our shortsighted greed and propensity

for hatred seem more than adequate

to secure annihilation on our own

                                   

MaryJane Nordgren

Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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