Who Be Kind To
Be kind to your self, it is only one
and perishable
of many on the planet,
Be kind to this place, which is your present
habitaton, with derrick and radar tower
and flower in the ancient brook -
Be kind to the Monk in the 5 Spot who plays
lone chord-bangs on his vast piano
That a new kind of man has come to his bliss
to end the cold war he has borne
against his own kind flesh
since the days of the snake.
June 8, 1965
c Copyright Allen Ginsberg
Reproduced with the kind permission of The Wylie Agency
Originally published in Planet News 1961-1963 and later Selected Poems 1947-1995 ( P.150 for the complete poem)
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10 Sullivan views the Earth
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12 Shuttleshot
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28 Ozone hole
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39 Global vegetation
40 Global Sea
41 Global Sea Temperature
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43 Florida land cover change
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45 Great Barrier Reef
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47 Light pollution London UK
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51 Satellite image of the Earth
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Credits: All images Nasa