Humankind by Bonnie Manion Poem

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Tamed by frights, delights and clime,
Taught by poets, priests and rhyme,
Fed by comets, wheat and brine,
Warmed by coals and shoals and wine,
Clothed by looms, cocoons and vines,
Trained by sages, pages, lines,
Cheered by stars and larks and mimes,
Ruled by tools, computers, time,
Healed by lasers, smiles and shrines,
Helped by hands and Heart Divine,
Still by rituals entwined,
We alone are...humankind.

Second Place, SDCWConference Light Poetry Contest, 2000,
and first published in Penned From The Heart

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