(photos: c.knoke).
i think the reason
i am reluctant
to share photos
of antarctica
is because I covet them
closely
like something
huge
you are unable
to describe
adequately
or even at all
.
antarctica
is the earth
as it was made
unmarred
by us
you see
how harmful we
have been
to the rest of our
planet
in comparison
you see the glory
and fear the potential
death of it
too
.
if you haven’t been
you haven’t seen
what is
there
in the ice
you can feel
this
other places
in the world too
if you look
with an open mind
but in antarctica
it was an epiphany
for me
.
maybe it is good
that in 2008
only 100,000
people had been there
if more of us
had been
we might have made of it
now
what we have
of the rest of the planet
it is the last
remaining refuge
on earth
.
is God
disappointed
in us
for our
stewardship
or lack
thereof
of our world
maybe
we could
do something
more
than we are
to preserve
our sacred places
