O, the humility,

the only hope

for this 50+ acres

of homestead

is for futility,

that and a profound

ordinariness

that makes no one

want to cut so bad,

to kill it so as to save it.

This divine neglect,

to die trying

is the least best we can do.

I am not sure what this contains so I call on one of my writing partners, Oasis AI, to dig into this text object using a prompt I created called ‘text-2-poesy’ . This does not create a poem, but it does tease out some of the themes in the piece poetic text. Color me surprised and as I am fond of arguing:

Here is how Oasis responded:

Text-2-poesy

1. **Divine Neglect: The Beauty of Abandonment**

– Explore the concept of neglect as a form of preservation, where leaving things to their own devices can sometimes be the kindest action.

2. **Ordinary Sanctuaries**

– Delve into the idea that true sanctuaries are often found in the most mundane and unassuming places, like an untouched homestead.

3. **Futility’s Embrace**

– Write about the acceptance of futility as a hopeful act, where surrendering to what cannot be changed becomes a form of salvation.

4. **The Hope Found in Humility**

– Reflect on how humility can be a guiding force in the stewardship of land, where ego is set aside for the greater good.

5. **To Die Trying: The Paradox of Preservation**

– Examine the paradox of trying to save something by letting it be, and the internal struggle that comes with this choice.

6. **The Unseen Beauty of 50 Acres**

– Celebrate the unnoticed and uncelebrated beauty that exists in a large stretch of land left to grow wild and free.

7. **Killing to Save: A Meditation on Sacrifice**

– Contemplate the complex emotions involved in making sacrifices that appear destructive but are intended to protect or preserve.

8. **Profound Ordinariness**

– Capture the profoundness of ordinary life and landscapes, and how they hold an inexplicable allure despite their simplicity.

9. **The Least Best We Can Do**

– Discuss the concept of doing the “least best” as an act of wisdom, where less intervention leads to greater outcomes.

10. **Acreage of Humility: Lessons from the Land**

– Explore the lessons in humility that a large homestead can teach, as it stands resilient against the desire for dominance.

What do I do with this? If the goal of most AI’s is to make you feel good, then Oasis succeeded. At least that is waht Ethan Mollick suggests. I think what I have done is create a table of contents for a book of essays for those who seek deep adaptation with the world as it is. Would anybody be interested in that book with essays and poetry and scripts and images? I am thinking it might be like Marc Hamer’s “A Life in Nature: Or How to Catch a Mole”.