What will be left. (My Earth day poem.)
Never again. Sweet words that lasted but a few moment in time.
What will be left?
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
I took my children to the lake.
Signs are posted.
Do not swim.
I will buy a K-mart pool and put in the backyard.
Damn we killed off the Great Lakes.
Cancer is running uncontrollable..
The slow death by pollution and greedy men.
Destroying our forest and woodlands.
Will my children be able to play outside?
Or will pollution eat away at their dreams.
We tell our children to be kind.
Skin color doesn’t matter.
You can do anything.
We tell them to be fair and not to fight.
Fighting will not solve problems.
Yes, the children see our morals.
They see the hate and disappointment.
Their eyes see the thousands who are homeless and poor.
Our leaders sending soldiers to kill.
Not trying to have peace talks and solve problems.
We wonder why our children don’t want our leftovers.
We must stop the hate.
And the violence and the useless killing.
Keep the family together.
The healing must begin.
Or the eyes and mind of our children will turn against us.
For leaving nothing.
Coyote
© 2010 Coyote Poetry
This is beautiful, and so very true!
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a sad commentary on what is happening to our world and our legacy to future generations, John, fine writing.
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I hope for common sense. Obama authorize the oil companies to drill the Great Lakes. This must be stopped. Thank you for the comment.
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The healing indeed must begin so the tragedies can turn to beauty for our future generations. Lets hope right?
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Lake Eric had been healing for 40 years. You cannot swim in the water and the fish are sick. They (Detroit and Cleveland) put rules on factories too late. Obama authorized the oil company to drill for oil in the Great lakes. This must be stopped.
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The Lakes sure could be in better condition. So sad.
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Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie been bad for years. Now the largest like is polluted. Lake Superior is polluted. Lake Superior is a cold lake and deep. We need to protect our water. Obama open up the lakes to oil company now. This must be stopped. Thank you for the comment.
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You echo my sentiments exactly. We are destroying our world under the weight of greed, war and selfishness. Thank you for sharing it.
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Funny how our leader’s tell us. Nature is fine. Lake St. Clair is so polluted. Signs are posted do not swim or fish. Even the largest lake is polluted. Lake Superior is polluted now. We must slow down or the needed water will be lost. Thank you for the comment.
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I’ve nominated you for the “Shine On” Award; please see my post today.
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Thank you for the nomination. I do appreciate.
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