Richard J. Severson

The death of innocent creatures, highway carnage, predation, slaughter houses.

The human footprint that fragments even the earth’s immensity, denying the freedom of movement for wild creatures.

The pollution of the oceans, and the disappearance of neighborhood marshes everywhere.

The suffering of children, disease, starvation, war, murder, rape, slavery, prison; every imaginable barbarism.

The remembrance of my own misdeeds and the hard lessons that I learned from them.

The gripping despair when little secret hopes get crushed.

The misunderstandings and hard feelings that proliferate amongst friend and foe alike.

The blessings and wisdom that accrue from being brokenhearted.