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Sharing…a poem for you today in honor of Earth Day. Not a pretty picture but a reality we see daily.

Final Extinction

 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. -RW



Through hazy skies the mountains cry…amongst the forest's silent screams… #earthday #nature #poem  Share on X


Thank you for sharing, my friends.

17 Comments

  1. Even the Whales are Angry - Lisa Thomson~Author

    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 […]

  2. LA CONTESSA

    May 11, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    A BEAUTIFUL PIECE!

    • lisa

      May 11, 2020 at 6:32 pm

      Thank you, La Contessa 🙂 I’ll pass that on to the author.

  3. Tamara

    April 26, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    Wow! 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 am

      Thank you, Tamara. Some love poems have been penned 🙂 <3

  4. Balroop Singh

    April 25, 2020 at 10:21 am

    A 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 pm

      Yes, I think that’s exactly it, Balroop. Thank you and I’ll pass that on to him 😀

  5. DGKaye

    April 23, 2020 at 5:54 pm

    Did 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 pm

      No. 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 pm

        Wow, tell RW he’s got the gift. 🙂 x

        • lisa

          April 26, 2020 at 4:37 pm

          🙂 He really does. I hope he writes more.

  6. Jeff

    April 23, 2020 at 10:12 am

    That’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 am

      It is powerful, indeed. Sounds like a wonderful celebration of Earth day, Jeff. A nap outside in a hammock? Perfect.

  7. Louise Gallagher

    April 23, 2020 at 5:41 am

    Powerful 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 am

      It 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.

  8. Jane Thrive

    April 22, 2020 at 2:34 pm

    Thank 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 pm

      Hi 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

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