They Dance

Radiant beings of 
Fin, feather and fur
Radiant beings of Stone

Radiant beings of
Bark, leaf and seed
Radiant beings of water

They dance 
Those beings
To the endless 
Silent pulse

The pulse  
That beats 
The drum
That brings
Aliveness 
To its feet

They dance
As they fall
 
One vibrant, 
Irreplaceable 
Radiant Being 
At a time

They dance 
As they fall

One elegant
Web of radiant 
Aliveness 
At a time.

They dance 
As they fall   


The Patriarch stands alone
Drooling and muttering to himself
Demented by his own stories 
Drenched in the blood of the fallen

The Patriarch stands alone 
Turning Beings into things 
Turning things into money
Leaping dynamically towards the success
He was sold

The patriarch stands alone 
In every house, office and shed
Making dutiful offerings to his Gods 
Of hard work, efficiency and progress
Like he was told

The Patriarch stands alone
He did not know it was all alive
He did not know it was all alive 
Until it was not

Radiant one 
Or Patriarch
Which do you choose today?