"Machines of Loving Grace"

       Since some recent posts seem to dwell on what humanizes us and what may distance us from our humanity (technology, titles, etc.),  I recalled this poem which envisions an ideal blending:  what could undermine our humanness might also enhance it.

        
            All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace

            I like to think (and
            the sooner the better!)
            of a cybernetic meadow
            where mammals and computers
            live together in mutually
            programming harmony
            like pure water
            touching clear sky.

            I like to think
            (right now, please!)
            of a cybernetic forest
            filled with pines and electronics
            where deer stroll peacefully
            past computers
            as if they were flowers
            with spinning blossoms.

            I like to think
             (it has to be!)
            of a cybernetic ecology
            where we are free of our labors
            and joined back to nature,
            returned to our mammal
            brothers and sisters,
            and all watched over
            by machines of loving grace.                                                                                                                                                                                               Richard Brautigan