perfect and this says it ALL... people who drink only bottle water have no idea they are covering the earth with plastic, billions of bottles and that is not all... most people i know do not recycle and we all must do it to prevent what you said here from happening.
Sadly she does, but I like to think that she sheds tears of joy for all of those that return her kindness. Yes, it's something we must teach well to our little munchkins, every single day. There's got to be hope, because how else will we and even a red Blue jay (inside joke from one of grandchildren) survive?!
The world has lost all respect for nature, each other and the world at large..Disposable societies tossing every out of fashion item, onto a heap. Food bought in excessive quantities and thrown away..I know the history of the Irish Famine. That west coast area of Ireland, has never recovered from such a loss of population and life. All unnecessary...We can only educate and hope that some enlightenment shines eventually..
'Native ancestors Lived by the rule Take one, leave two' ~ I love the rule. Glad when good traditions passed to offsprings. Nobody wants to awake to silence... Wonderful poem! Happy Earth Day!
You create power in this poem by weaving concern "Mother earth cries" with personal history and Irish lore. Pow. To know of the "silent spring before Rachel Carson"--to see the wisdom embedded from grandparents become necessary to survival on the brink of too-late! It is no wonder Mother Earth cries"! I must share this poem!.
Amen !! We all need to look after mother earth and her nature for there soon will be none ,for if we planted a tree or two each time we have taken one , if we take care of her land oceans and seas there will be plenty of beauty and life left for the future to see . Thanks for sharing , have a good day !
This was written with a voice of truth so sad about the littering and abusing of the land. Take only what you need and leave the rest. We need to be respectful of the land it is the only one we have.
"Native ancestors / Lived by the rule Take one, leave two"...some tribes in our country still follow this but the hand of civilization is changing their younger generation too...sigh..
A good portion of ordinary folks see this quite clearly, however; the corruptness of the oil industry, mining etc and greedy businessmen have their own set of rules and its all about the fat bank account. They just walk away when they have destroyed the land, air and water?? Do you think they live in a galaxy far, far away, because they sure don't care about Mother Earth or Earth Day.
April 23, 2015 at 6:14 AM
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'We are a society of disposable madness' - there's no arguing with that !
Mother Earth is crying . . . I hear her and listen. We each need to do our part. I am on a "no plastic bags in the land fills" campaign. Carry my own light weight bags into the grocery store. Every little bit helps. Reduce, reuse, recycle . . . Great piece Gail!
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Close this window Jump to comment formSad but true and eloquently expressed.
April 22, 2015 at 10:23 AM
Amen!
April 22, 2015 at 10:36 AM
Mother Earth cries
For the loss, for the madness
That rules the world today
How true it is! Man has come to the point of destroying mother Earth not forgetting it is the only one we've got!
Hank
April 22, 2015 at 10:38 AM
I so agree with your thoughts. Thanks for a beautiful piece for Every Day. Linda
April 22, 2015 at 10:47 AM
:) Reduce, reuse recycle! :)
April 22, 2015 at 11:22 AM
A sad and beautiful read. Your grandparents were very wise. Mine were too. I resonate deeply with this poem. Thank you for it.
April 22, 2015 at 11:30 AM
Oh Gail... this is so touching..!
Its a beautiful poem :D
We are just the caretakers
Our duty is not to destroy
But enrich the land
Hope we all contribute to taking care of Mother Earth... and so do our future generations..! Happy Earth Day :D
xoxo
April 22, 2015 at 11:33 AM
very apt and its high time we take care of our beloved earth
April 22, 2015 at 11:34 AM
perfect and this says it ALL... people who drink only bottle water have no idea they are covering the earth with plastic, billions of bottles and that is not all... most people i know do not recycle and we all must do it to prevent what you said here from happening.
April 22, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Sadly she does, but I like to think that she sheds tears of joy for all of those that return her kindness. Yes, it's something we must teach well to our little munchkins, every single day. There's got to be hope, because how else will we and even a red Blue jay (inside joke from one of grandchildren) survive?!
April 22, 2015 at 11:40 AM
Very heart felt, my friend. I understand.
April 22, 2015 at 11:41 AM
"Naming a day does not wake the world"---poignant words here, for sure!
April 22, 2015 at 1:00 PM
Fantastic poem, Gail. :-)
April 22, 2015 at 1:13 PM
Eloquently put as always. It is so true, the sooner humans are extinct, the better off the planet and everything on it will be.
Lynne x
April 22, 2015 at 1:33 PM
Gail,
The world has lost all respect for nature, each other and the world at large..Disposable societies tossing every out of fashion item, onto a heap. Food bought in excessive quantities and thrown away..I know the history of the Irish Famine. That west coast area of Ireland, has never recovered from such a loss of population and life. All unnecessary...We can only educate and hope that some enlightenment shines eventually..
Eileen
April 22, 2015 at 2:19 PM
'Native ancestors
Lived by the rule
Take one, leave two' ~ I love the rule. Glad when good traditions passed to offsprings. Nobody wants to awake to silence...
Wonderful poem! Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2015 at 2:22 PM
You create power in this poem by weaving concern "Mother earth cries" with personal history and Irish lore. Pow. To know of the "silent spring before Rachel Carson"--to see the wisdom embedded from grandparents become necessary to survival on the brink of too-late! It is no wonder Mother Earth cries"! I must share this poem!.
April 22, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Beautifully written. Profoundly said.
April 22, 2015 at 6:16 PM
Amen !! We all need to look after mother earth and her nature for there soon will be none ,for if we planted a tree or two each time we have taken one , if we take care of her land oceans and seas there will be plenty of beauty and life left for the future to see . Thanks for sharing , have a good day !
April 22, 2015 at 6:36 PM
Wise words indeed. Sadly most of the world is deaf. It is going to be long, hard fight.
April 22, 2015 at 6:46 PM
Gail, a really good job with this for Earth Day. We do need to be more aware, don't we??
April 22, 2015 at 8:35 PM
This was written with a voice of truth so sad about the littering and abusing of the land. Take only what you need and leave the rest. We need to be respectful of the land it is the only one we have.
April 22, 2015 at 10:00 PM
"Native ancestors / Lived by the rule
Take one, leave two"...some tribes in our country still follow this but the hand of civilization is changing their younger generation too...sigh..
April 22, 2015 at 11:36 PM
A good portion of ordinary folks see this quite clearly, however; the corruptness of the oil industry, mining etc and greedy businessmen have their own set of rules and its all about the fat bank account. They just walk away when they have destroyed the land, air and water?? Do you think they live in a galaxy far, far away, because they sure don't care about Mother Earth or Earth Day.
April 23, 2015 at 6:14 AM
'We are a society of disposable madness' - there's no arguing with that !
April 23, 2015 at 10:55 AM
If I read this again, I will surely cry along with mother earth.
April 23, 2015 at 4:55 PM
Learning at the ancestor's knee is the solution. Unfortunately not everyone's ancestors are like yours and mine...more's the pity !
April 23, 2015 at 9:15 PM
well said... there is nothing new under the sun... but we can take responsibility for our foot prints on the earth
April 25, 2015 at 7:57 AM
Simply beautiful. And true.
=)
April 25, 2015 at 8:52 AM
Mother Earth is crying . . .
I hear her and listen.
We each need to do our part. I am on a "no plastic bags in the land fills" campaign. Carry my own light weight bags into the grocery store. Every little bit helps.
Reduce, reuse, recycle . . .
Great piece Gail!
April 25, 2015 at 10:43 AM
Sad and true words. But still hopeful.
April 25, 2015 at 2:02 PM
I like your Earth Day poem. It's scary, the things we do to the earth.
We are just the caretakers
Our duty is not to destroy
But enrich the land
April 26, 2015 at 10:08 PM