It is so tempting to rail at the storms of hatred
the politics
the religions
culture
all vehicles to either enlighten us or spiral us into a pit of despair
Which path will be our thriving
not just surviving?
I came across a photographic moment,
included here
captured with the nascent digital technology of humans in 2007
the first iPhone
between nature and our ingenuity there are so many beautiful moments to behold
will we lose them to our lesser angels?
By the way, no Photoshop modifications of this image
all those colours you see were nature’s doing
the beauties take the breath away for these precious moments
Our human horrors cause one to gasp and choke
will our spasms do us in?
—eric ward
Flommist Eric Ward is a Human Los Angelino (there are other kinds), humanist, artist, industrial and graphic designer, novelist, toy inventor and entrepreneur. Life-long pursuit is “What to do with a piece of paper?” Copyright © 2018 Eric Ward.
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