On Rising Ecospiritually: Some Rhymed Reflections
by Francisco Gomes de Matos, a peace linguist and human rights educator from Recife, Brazil
Poem dedicated to RISE, Research Institute for Spiritual Ecology, to be established by U.S. anthropologist Leslie Sponsel (Prof. emeritus, University of Hawaii)
If you would like ecospiritually to rise
First of all, be(come) environmentally wise
If you would like ecospiritually to rise
The dignity of all beings on Earth, please recognize
If you would like ecospiritually to rise
The Rights of Nature please also prioritize
If every morning ecospiritually you would like to rise
Think of the blessing of being alive as a God-given prize
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