The other nations of this Earth live along side us
Misunderstood, undervalued, used and abused
So many of us not longer see them
We fortunate few may wilfully misunderstand
But many see the truth, see the power and strength
Even in a hen, blackbird or crow
Animals are the other nations of this Earth
Caught in the net of time
Travellers with us on this one green globe
Copyright © 2017 Kim Whysall-Hammond
“….the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with the extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”
~ Henry Beston
The Cheesesellers Wife 
beautifully, exquisitely expressed; even the ants, even the ants —
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Oh yes indeed, even the ants!
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Such an insightful post
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Thank you Derrick
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So true. I fear this world’s focus is only on things, not creatures, and certainly not animals or all they deserve to have in their brief lives that we could so easily give them simply by thinking about what we are doing. But that seems to be anathema these days.
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Yes it does seem to be, which is a crying shame.
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Excellently put with a rewarding surprise. Of course …
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Thanks Brendan!
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I wonder if we are the alien species?
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We act as if we are!
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