Sisters and brothers
And genderqueer others, beloveds:
Let us not bow our heads.
No, let us not bow our heads. Instead,
Let us fling them back, arms stretched
Wide to the world, mouths gaping in awe
For there–THERE–is the sky. The simple,
Miraculous sky, blue or gray by day
Dark by night, pale scrim of air
That is breath that is rain
That keeps the radiation out.
The sky’s wide vault, the Temple of Being
Upon this good wide Earth.
Gaze upward, knowing
This is what I am, where I live,
This is the miracle that is me.
Do not despair. Be of stout heart, for surely
Those who live entire lives in a Temple
Must be blessed.
Know your good fortune.
Say aaaahhhhhhhh.
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About Mark Green
Author of ATHEOPAGANISM: An Earth-Honoring Path Rooted in Science, Mark Green is the initiator of the Atheopagan path and editor at the Atheopaganism blog. With co-host Yucca, he records the weekly podcast The Wonder: Science-Based Paganism, makes YouTube videos, and creates materials and resources for practicing Atheopagans. He volunteers as a staffer to the Atheopagan Council to support the growth of Atheopaganism throughout the world. In his home of Sonoma County, California, in the occupied ancestral lands of the Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok peoples, he is best known as an activist and founder of Sonoma County Conservation Action, the largest environmental activism group by membership on the North Coast of California.
