Astounding Heavens by Kimberly Coverly

Astounding Heavens by Kimberly Coverly

No one gropes among a company of parrots,

Not one cobra in a quiver hisses a complaint,

Only we, with bimodal transportation, want

To part the seas and fly above.

There is no end to our objections; we want

Simple Earth and astounding Heavens.

But, the Peacock with its brilliant feathers,

Eats its berries all day, and is satisfied.

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Wanting Sumptuous Heavens by Robert Bly

No one grumbles among the oyster clans,

And lobsters play their bone guitars all summer.

Only we, with our opposable thumbs, want

Heaven to be, and God to come, again.

There is no end to our grumbling; we want

Comfortable earth and sumptuous Heaven.

But the heron standing on one leg in the bog

Drinks his dark rum all day, and is content.