[Update : July 30th 2019: We are still reeling from a week of very hot temperatures here in the UK, worse in other parts of Europe. Naturally, people have rushed to the seaside. However, there is no excuse for the appalling state of some beaches - litter strewed as far as the eye can see - where those responsible simply could not be bothered to take it home and dispose of it there or at least wait until they could find a litter bin. Whatever happened to social conscience? We are polluting our seas, killing off and causing pain to sea creatures who, sadly, have no say in the matter. Until we all start acting more responsibly, it is not only climate change that will damage civilization as we know it, possibly if not probably beyond repair.]
Many if not most of us take nature for granted and use it to our own advantage at every opportunity as if we have every right to do so.
Many if not most of us take nature for granted and use it to our own advantage at every opportunity as if we have every right to do so.
Meanwhile, I suspect Earth Mother whispers much the same in many
an inner ear. Ah, but, hey, anyone listening…? Whose conscience pricking them for taking social responsibility so lightly, if at all?
Who is the guardian of whom, I wonder? We of nature or nature of us? Better, surely, that we work with rather than against each other...?
PLEADING FOR THE PLANET
Listen to the rain
telling tales on people
killing each other
Listen to the trees
telling tales on people
disrespecting them
disrespecting them
Listen to the birds
telling tales on people
shooting them down
Listen to the fishes
telling tales on people
poisoning the seas
Listen to the worms
telling tales on people
doctoring the soil
Listen to the wind
telling tales of people
on borrowed time
Listen to the people
pleading for the planet
before it’s too late
Copyright R. N. Taber 2015
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