Aerocene: Breath of Life ©Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

Beforeword; I had the privilege to visit Mona Museum, in Hobart, Tasmania, which is mostly underground. It has a playful vibe with old and new art. One new art is the muse for this piece—“Breath of Life.”

The art is a complex constellation by Tomás Saraceno called A Thermodynamic Imaginary captured, in part, in my photos below, including one that reflects the images of those observing it, emblematic of the intersection of art and life.

Saraceno’s fragile hand-blown aerial sculptures, mirror reflections, intersections and video projections ask you to imagine a new future: the Aerocene, ‘an era of the air’, a world of solar energy ‘free from carbon and extractivism’, where life and breath are attuned to Earth’s systems rather than at war with them and where anthropocentric entitlement has no place. This is my poetic rendition to this imagined world and in honor of the Palawa people of lutruwita (Tasmania), whose deep and enduring connection to Country—land, waters, skies, and spirit—continues to shape and sustain life.

Breath of Life

New life begins in Aerocene

Where gravity loosens its grip

Humans unlearn the weight of stay

No ownership, only orbit

No engines, only breath 

Lungs, rivers, wings

Everything inhales, exhales together

There are no borders here

Equity and equality quells 

The hands that clenched too tightly

Nothing is taken 

Because nothing is kept

Everything passed

Warm, bright, alive

Humans no longer extract, 

But at one with nature 

Maps dissolve

Humanity move as shifting kinships

Connecting as one breath

History is a shed skin

Afterword: Also contributing to this week’s W3 hosted by David. The Poet of the Week, Yvette, invites us to create a poem that explores a fictional world in 20 lines. 

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35 thoughts on “Aerocene: Breath of Life ©Dawn Minott”

  1. and because nothing of what exists is taken it exists and multiplies. This is a lesson we need to understand. How beautiful are your words in this well composed poem. A sure winning poem. Thanks for sharing Dawn. Xo

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    1. It seems like utopia but it’s the way we were meant to live but this capitalist-me-first culture has turned us into a selfless hardened society. But I believe we can find our way back to the place where love is our guiding compass, family by family, community by community till our world is changed. Cheers to love!! Thanks for stopping by and your comment, Selma!

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    1. Thank you so much Lesley!!!!! I appreciate your comment. The timing of the prompt was well aligned with my encounter with the piece of art that served as a perfect muse to inspire that imaginative poem. POW is a nice nod!! 🙏🏽🌟🙏🏽

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  8. Dawn, that museum sounds so cool to me, and your photos make it feel alive and a little magical. I really like the line “No ownership, only orbit”—I think it feels simple and powerful…

    Also, mazal tov! Yvette has selected you as our new PoW for this week’s W3 prompt! I’ve emailed you with “next steps”, but if you haven’t received an email from me, please reach out to me directly at:

    DVDBGMLNY at GMAIL dot COM

    ~David

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    1. It truly is an incredible museum. When I saw that art work it was a perfect muse and I got in on the tail end of the prompt. POW!!!! Wow 🤩

      I did POW once b4 and vaguely remember the process 🤯I will check out your email. Thanks David

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    1. Wowwwww an honor. Thanks a mil Yvette. That piece of art, the inspiration behind it and the set up of the museum created the tri-actor that informed the creation of that poem.

      You chose a great prompt in letting us play with our imagination.

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