Gaia, swirling heaven.
Mankind blossoms, then explodes;
the end: just deserts?
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Wibble 
The cosmic rays might get us in the end: http://www.spaceweather.com/
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Thanks for that link. Fascinating reading! — Though I don’t think that cosmic rays compare with what we’re doing to Spaceship Earth; they’re on a cycle, we’re on an exponential rise.
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To convey one’s mood
In seventeen syllables
Is very diffic
Well done! ;)
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Thanks. Love your haiku, too… very clever!
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John Cooper-Clarke.
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“Just deserts for mankind” suggests that everyone gets what’s coming to him/her, regardless of whether one is one of the innocents or one of the assholes — hardly “just,” but the definition of reality to a greater or lesser extent.
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If you’re not keen on that side of the double entendre, you can always choose to see the other instead…
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Just desserts indeed – because at a certain level, we owe a collective debt and deserve what is coming. But I also believe at a certain level, we all receive rewards – just desserts – based on our individual thoughts, words and actions.
That’s the beauty of a haiku – when we look at the theme rather than the semantics, it opens to several interpretations.
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At risk of being accused of being a pedant rather than a pendant, I only disagree with you on one thing: the word is ‘deserts’ not ‘desserts’ :P
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I stand corrected and blame the conspiracy of my eyes and mind. They see and think as they wish. Just desserts for allowing them unfettered freedom :-)
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You certainly cut to the chase here! Powerful and topical write for us all tonight…
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oh what seeds will those exploding blossoms spread?
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That’s a wonderful and very creative haiku! Kudos, thanks for sharing.
Jay
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You portray the stark reality of mankind eloquently! My only hope is that we can save the earth from complete disintegration.
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Very beautiful piece with brevity. It’s as well thought-provoking, and I must ask if this refers to the sun exploding as a red giant in a few billion years from now? It’s just something that came to mind when reading this piece.
Time will merely tell if such of what you described is well deserved. Humanity can be evil and kind.
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I seem to have fallen into a quandry of deserts and desserts, pedants and pendants! All following a very clever tongue-in-cheek haiku. What’s a gaia to do?
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We have over-evolved in the wrong areas, producing our own demise. If only we’d put as much energy into evolving as humans. Just my humble opinion.
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A very concise and blunt poem about the deserts we are making. Think the Just and link to similar sounding desserts is quite interesting. What do young humans deserve? What does nature desrve? Certainly action on our part now to restore nature for a greener future.
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It’s not like we haven’t had plenty of warning…(K)
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Possibly so, but hopefully not.
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