Maria Daines ~ Is Death Enough?

‘Is Death Enough?’ The trees were sad Their colours fell to the ground The lake hid their leaves Her tears became ice It snowed in summer And fire stole her shining light The dawn prayed for spring And the moon sharpened her teeth On seashells, throwing stars Into the orange wind The red earth cried We are the ne’er-do-wells Wolves lost their homeland And howled for days, for mercy Peace crept beside them to death The hunters followed, crying What have we done? So lonely, nothing left... And in the sea the whales die Silence in the Faroes Where blood is infinite Shed like rain into the sky And we all scream Why, why, why? As fast as life itself Wild horses lose their lands And shelter from mankind Have we killed enough? Have we died enough? Enough, enough, is death enough? Is death enough? Is death enough? Is death enough? © Maria Daines/Paul Killington 11th October 2021