tomorrow
we are 30 days
from apocalypse
again, calculated
by the ancient wise
they say, but really just
the end
of the Mayan long count
before another cycle of numbering
births
in a stretch
keeping time
the way only they did
in cycles from creation
to an unseen end
proving only
that what is spoken
from an old place
might be true
but is often misunderstood
Susan Daniels Poetry 
I think you need more unsavoury references!
(Oh god, my irreverence is spilling into my comments – I’m out of control!!!)
Hahaha–anyone who has me as insanely gleeful over his “Tips for the Budding Blogger” can be as irreverent as he wants on my blog…I am having far too much fun reading you! Getting to the Gaza reference part here, speaking of irreverence.
Nicely done. Last 5 lines are the clincher. Love it!
Terry–thank you, and thanks for the visit!
I am skeptical about the ending date from 30 days…but who really knows, the cycle of life is never ending ~
Exactly. We don’t know, we can’t, and our job is to simply live until we don’t any more.
Ha! Hope so! It’s hard enough for me to understand something said five minutes ago! k.
LOL, yep!
A lot of ancient wisdom is misunderstood….
Great write…. 😀
I agree & thank you!
Someone astutely pointed out if the Mayas were so prescient, why didn’t they foresee the arrival of Conquistadors? Yes, misunderstood. we shape their creations to our interpretations.
I’ve a boatload of respect for anthropology and archaeology, but do find amusement in how so many things are identified as of some religious ritual, as if our daily doings all centre on such things.
Nelle, as always, your comments are well thought out and, in turn, make me think. Thanks for that!
30 days … that’s scary
Sure is!
might be true but is often misunderstood.
that’s it, i think. maybe this is why we do our best to
understand each other. —reminds me that Understanding is something
to be thankful for. Beautiful, succinct take on this, Susan.
Thanks so much, Jane
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