Earth Day Indeed
Is a thing people like to call Earth Day.
I don't quite know why, Mother Earth 'neath the sky,
Is it because it's your birthday?
Though it's not nice to ask or take you to task,
I wonder how old you might be?
On your orbiter's license, it somehow is my sense,
You were born in four thousand B.C.
Not trying to be glib, but we all sometimes fib
About what is really our age.
And if your reaction was to indulge in subtraction,
There are worse things in which to engage.
But, forgetting this verse, you do seem the worse,
For what I will simply call wear.
A simple solution might be less pollution.
Right, like we'll ever go there.
So hang in, old girl, and give it a whirl
As day follows night round the sun.
I'll do what I can, but I'm just one man.
'Til a new way of thinking's begun.
Published by Thomas Cleveland Lane
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9 Comments
Post a CommentReally good form and structure in this piece. Who knows what technology they will come up with next to give us the "true history of the earth" aye. &)
Tsk, tsk. When you catch a lady lying about her age, it's never good form to call her on it.
I'm thinking actually four billion BC, but she doesn't look a day over 30 ;)
Nice poem, with the usual Thomas flair.
Thoughtful poem on a grim situation.
This is great, Tom! I'm glad I didn't miss it.
Very good poem. Hope we all can follow.
Somehow the link opened to this, looks like we have another glitch on our hands AC.
Ha ha! I made this my comment myself too!