PLEASE (Free Style) National Poetry Month, Earth Day Poem

Mary Naylor  confirmed
GARUMPH, GARUMPH, GARUMPH, sings the little frog.

He plays, hops and swims, in his cozy bog.

A world filled with water lilies, cat tails, and dragon flies.

WHOA! PLOP! See that foam cup flow by!

OH, PLEASE, KEEP THE EARTH CLEAN OR WE DIE!

TWEET-A-TWEET, TWEET, SINGS THE MOTHER BIRD.

She twitters and sings from her leafy world,

Filled with leaves that release oxygen

Into the air, over and over again!

R-R-R-R goes the chainsaw, CRASH goes the trees!

OH, PLEASE, SAVE ENOUGH TREES FOR US TO BREATHE!

Mommy, Mommy, I'm thirsty!

Cries a bright little lass, at her mother's knee.

Wait, let me get you some water.

OOOPS! See here, this water is not clear!

OH, PLEASE, KEEP THE EARTH CLEAN FOR ME, AND MINE, SO DEAR!

Published by Mary Naylor confirmed

I was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1933. I grew up in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, a wild and beautiful state, rich in literature and lore. I loved the stories of Paul Bunyon and his ox, Babe. The hoax of t...  View profile

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