Most Recent From The Earth A great dark ocean lies beneath us,a sea we draw uponfrom primal living things,life's essence we extortfrom rock formationsdeep down.It gave new freedom,opened vistas, made connections,gave conveyance far and wide,so we cannot live, work, find our food, recreate without its aid.Mighty highwaysstorm the country,never silent, never sleeping,dire contagion round the worldmaking ways for millionsdaily powered,and with contrails in the skyslowly smothering,as it reigns usblighting atmosphere,biosphere, stratosphere,we live with thisor some other dilemma. By Richard Home Previous Night Newer Milan, 1497