Daily Haikuon a cloudy day
the smell of democracy
juniper berries
The photo above is Robin poop. The last few years we have been attacked by flocks of American Robins - about fifteen of them in a flock. They come to feed on the cedar berries around the house, and this year there are plenty; perch on the trees and defecate all over the patio and rock path into the house.
Robin poop gets into the cleats of shoes and boots and tracks indoors. Messy. So once a day I sweep robin poop from the walkway, the only joy from doing this comes from the wonderful juniper smell when they are moved around - very fresh and very aromatic.
It struck me today that the USA is kinda like that. We descend on a country, with good reason or without, partake of it's substances and then poop all over everything that's left and track it around in our footprints. This is called giving them democracy. I suppose it must smell fresh and aromatic to the inhabitants but at what cost?
Chris, aren't you glad that pigs don't fly? Think how messy that would be. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI like your analogy about the USA descending on a country trying to sell democracy. But I'm not sure the smell is juniper. I think it's more like flying pigs.