Sunday, 27 August 2017

Dilemma, in his / her own eye

Who knows where the gods went when the rains fell?
Who said that they have an all seeing eye?
Their scales weighted, unjustly, perhaps.
Rains fell on green lands, rivers run swollen.
Who knows where the gods went when droughts took hold?
Dried river beds, famine; bellies swollen.

Dancing for the rain,
praying for warmth of the sun.
Gods own dilemma?

Julian Clarke © Aug' 2017

Gillena's Prompt at Imaginary Gardens
To stretch your imagination; ponder a natural disaster, past or recent, and tell me, what role you think, the gods might be playing, resulting in that particular natural disaster.

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19 comments:

  1. Thotpurge27 August 2017 at 09:46

    Very nicely done Julian. I like the questions..the dilemma..

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  2. Sumana Roy27 August 2017 at 10:14

    Yeah, who knows the ways of gods...

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  3. totomai27 August 2017 at 10:29

    Thought provoking, Julian. Valid questions but difficult to answer

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  4. Brendan27 August 2017 at 12:24

    This lends an agnostic eye to the theme, a curtain behind which the gods do what they will if they will if they exists.

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  5. ✿27 August 2017 at 13:40

    I really like your opening line. Really attention-grabbing. Nice hook.

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  6. Gillena Cox27 August 2017 at 13:58

    Yes indeed Julian, quite the quandary we find ourselves in. Thanks for participating

    much love...

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  7. brudberg27 August 2017 at 14:13

    I wonder if there is anyone there... hard to believe that drought is deserved.

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  8. indybev27 August 2017 at 17:41

    The ever-asked question in times of natural disasters. Well written!

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  9. John Buchanan27 August 2017 at 19:39

    I enjoyed this Julian, Thanks for sharing it.

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    1. Julian28 August 2017 at 09:21

      Thank you for dropping by John, and leaving your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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  10. tonispencer27 August 2017 at 19:54

    I like your take on droughts and this prompts. Weather dishes out what weather will whether we are deserving or not. Weather is just weather and grows and kills us all equally.

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  11. Susan27 August 2017 at 20:26

    "Their scales weighted, unjustly, perhaps" Indeed. Or are they simply blind? Love is supposed to be ... blind. Brilliant.

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  12. Bekkie Sanchez27 August 2017 at 20:32

    Who knows if there's a god period? If there is, most of the time when needed he is not there. The age-old dilemma!

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  13. Sherry Blue Sky27 August 2017 at 21:37

    I suspect the gods are leaving it up to us to deal with the mess we've made. Always nice to read you, Julian.

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  14. ZQ27 August 2017 at 22:00

    A well presented question? I'm still pondering the "Flood and the Ark"...

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  15. Anonymous28 August 2017 at 00:33

    A question in many minds. Well stated, Julian.

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  16. Wendy Bourke28 August 2017 at 01:30

    A thoughtful - and thought provoking - piece, well rendered.

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  17. Richard Fleming28 August 2017 at 21:45

    Haunting!

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