It's Still Life

Day 17. Write a letter to future generations,
urging them to cherish the natural world.

To my darling grandchildren,

I know your mum loves her sprays, the antibacterial and anti-fungal, floral scented and nose-pinching, but to kill bad bacteria is to kill them all. In your gut. On your skin. In the sink and down the drain, for the fish and all who swim, for god’s sake stop killing everything. Treasure your good bugs – Bifidobacterium protects you from infection and affliction. Learn how to pronounce it: [bi″fid-o-bak-tēr´e-um]. Balance. Live within nature’s balance. There’s no balance in showering twice a day; you’re not a miner or a smithy. Soil is not dirty. And save some water for that person suffering with thirst. Endless water is not your right just because you pay for it. Turn off the tap. Rediscover your place within the natural world. Find your balance.

Birds play their flutes
Purple bruises of petunias
Turmoil in the sky

Day 17 of The Wildness Challenge #thewildness – Write a letter to future generations, urging them to cherish the natural world. Artwork is created using Midjourney. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.