Sharing…a poem for you today in honor of Earth Day. Not a pretty picture but a reality we see daily.
With impudent malice He dares to stand The gift of life lay in his hand But for mother nature He has no need He sustains himself on dirty greed The land He rapes the air He takes For the color of commerce the deal He makes Through hazy skies the mountains cry The trees are dead God's creatures die Yet still He lives these empty dreams Amongst the forest's silent screams Until all at once the world concedes Unto this monster and all his needs With impudent malice He dares to stand The story told God takes his hand And strikes Man down with all his rage Then wipes his tears and turns the page. -RWThrough hazy skies the mountains cry…amongst the forest's silent screams… #earthday #nature #poem Click To Tweet
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September 14, 2020 at 11:13 am[…] the disrespect that we have shown mother earth, as a collective human race, is beyond despicable. I am still […]
LA CONTESSA
May 11, 2020 at 3:36 pmA BEAUTIFUL PIECE!
lisa
May 11, 2020 at 6:32 pmThank you, La Contessa 🙂 I’ll pass that on to the author.
Tamara
April 26, 2020 at 12:55 pmWow! So descriptive. With your writing and your beau’s writing, I bet there’s some potential for some epic love letters and love poems.
lisa
April 27, 2020 at 8:59 amThank you, Tamara. Some love poems have been penned 🙂 <3
Balroop Singh
April 25, 2020 at 10:21 amA powerful poem Lisa! I agree with the sentiment… “still He lives these empty dreams” but why is ‘H’ capital? Usually we use it for God, probably this “monster” is trying to become one!
Your beau is a wonderful poet. Nice to hear that.
lisa
April 26, 2020 at 4:38 pmYes, I think that’s exactly it, Balroop. Thank you and I’ll pass that on to him 😀
DGKaye
April 23, 2020 at 5:54 pmDid you write that poem? Who is RW? Potent stuff and kudos to the writer. I totally get it!<3
lisa
April 23, 2020 at 6:53 pmNo. RW are the initials of my Beau-Hub? We’re not married but we live together. I used to call him my beau but not sure that encapsulates (how this word popped into my head, I’m not sure) who he is to me. 😛 He’s written some moving poetry. Good share for Earth day.
DGKaye
April 25, 2020 at 4:54 pmWow, tell RW he’s got the gift. 🙂 x
lisa
April 26, 2020 at 4:37 pm🙂 He really does. I hope he writes more.
Jeff
April 23, 2020 at 10:12 amThat’s a depressing but powerful poem. I had a nice earth day paddle out to a barrier island, when I took a nap in a hammock before paddling back.
lisa
April 23, 2020 at 10:42 amIt is powerful, indeed. Sounds like a wonderful celebration of Earth day, Jeff. A nap outside in a hammock? Perfect.
Louise Gallagher
April 23, 2020 at 5:41 amPowerful poem Lisa — (love the new look of your site btw).
Interesting… a friend commented on a trip she wants to take with her family when this is all over to Africa — she loved the photos of the lions on the road.
It struck me that it is our human penchant to travel the globe that keeps contributing to the destruction of our planet. What if we travelled less and savoured our moments at home more?
lisa
April 23, 2020 at 9:33 amIt really is. Thanks, Louise 🙂 Yes, reducing travel to essential only in these last months has had a major positive impact. I think you’re right.
Also, there has been a ton of non-essential ‘business’ travel that has contributed to the problem. Much can be done virtually now as we’re learning. It begs the question, how essential is it to travel across Canada for a meeting? Obviously some business travel is required but then all the conventions…are they all necessary or even productive?
Personal travel is definitely human nature’s curiosity. I hope we can balance that desire a bit better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Louise. Nice to see you.
Jane Thrive
April 22, 2020 at 2:34 pmThank you so much for sharing, Lisa, so heartbreaking. One of the strangest outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic are the clear skies in normally polluted cities…the clear water in Venice…it’s kind of amazing actually… but that doesn’t mean it won’t start back up once we ‘return to normal’… just love our earth and thinking of small ways that we can help lesson our carbon footprint… <3 <3 <3
lisa
April 22, 2020 at 2:43 pmHi Jane, thanks for popping in. 🙂 Exactly true and I suspect things will get back to ‘normal’ when this is over. It will take half the time to pollute as it did to clear. With POTUS in charge, it’s a certainty…let’s hope a woman is president next go ’round. 🙂 Yes, it’s all we can do are little things…but those end up being impactful. <3 xx