Have you heard the news?
Listen to the leaves,
they’ll tell you
– they’re excited
in their patient, rooted thrumming
they murmur in the night
whispering delight
over sleeping feathers
and all who stalk and scamper
under the moon.
Have you heard the news?
The planet is alive,
our cells
are full of love
for us
and all her kin.
Have you heard about the woman
who moved thousands of miles
from her home
to speak out
for our right to choose who to love?
Did you hear about the one
who travelled over tar sands
to scoop up music
out of the muck?
Did you hear of the woman
whose sorrow ran so deep
that only tears could save her?
Have you heard of the women
with grey in their hair
and bounce in their step
who generously bestow
fierce blessings?
Did you hear about the children
carried inside women
who will birth them soon
in a world
that will be different
from now?
Did you hear
about the thousand eyes
and ten thousand lifetimes
that swirl in your DNA
and propel you with infinite tenderness?
Did you hear the news, rustling?
Will you share news?
What will you make new?