What can be shaken

What can be shaken
Reflecting upon Hebrews 12:26-29

The large dusty water-covered ball,
sometimes called Terra,
orbiting in the third position
around mother Sol, is easily shaken.
Great geological forces
built into the planet’s foundations
engender earthquake and tsunami.
Sol herself continues to agitate said sphere
through her powerful and sustained influence
upon atmosphere and ocean.
She creates the seasons of extremity,
of drought and flood and storm.
Having learned to walk erect
and discovering within themselves
the capacity for science and reflective thought,
the dominant inhabitants of globe Terra
are said to be contributing to these processes,
thus increasing the overall shakiness.
These orb-dwellers are themselves
easily shaken and readily alarmed.
Having gathered to themselves
a broad range of commodities
that they now regard as their entitlement;
they are fearful
of releasing their anxious grasp,
lest these much-worshipped idols
be taken away.
They are correct: all that can be shaken
will be removed,
but they do not need to be afraid;
the replacement is said to be much better.

Ken Rookes