An Apology to Mother Earth
~
We have failed you,
Mother Earth,
And continue on
This path of destruction
Despite warnings
And calamities.
Blindly, we refuse to change,
Thinking we have
All the time in the world
To make sacrifices for you.
We have emptied your coffers,
Dried up your waters,
Desiccated your forests.
We think we are gods
Who will live forever
After you are dead.
~
Image: photobucket.com
©DGA 10.11.2010 17:47
Adeeyoyo's Blog 
11/11/2010 at 5:13 am
We think we are gods
Who will live forever
After you are dead.
Sounds pretty stupid when you put it that way 😦 – sounds like we need our collective head examined…
Great post.
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11/11/2010 at 5:18 am
I think we do and that our priorities are all wrong!
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11/11/2010 at 5:30 am
Our generation and our parents’ generation have a lot to feel guilty about harming Mother Earth. Luckily the current teens and younger kids are much more aware and ‘green’, so I’m optimistic about Mother Nature being healed; maybe not completely, but to a large degree.
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11/11/2010 at 5:33 am
It is nice to be optimistic and I hope you’re right, Halfie. The thing is that young people are idealistic, but become jaded and materialistic as they get older.
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11/11/2010 at 6:39 am
very telling piece. thanks adee.
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11/11/2010 at 7:07 am
It’s a pleasure, Sidey. 🙂
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11/11/2010 at 8:36 am
Mankind is doomed. Poor Mother Earth.
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11/11/2010 at 12:22 pm
That’s right – and the longer it’s left the more it’s going to cost and the longer it will take… We see small ‘half-hearted’ attempts here and there, but nothing meaningful at all!
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11/11/2010 at 1:11 pm
yeah…sucks we have so much to apologize for…
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11/11/2010 at 1:34 pm
You’re right – Will all the REAL leaders please step forward… *wonders if there are any*
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11/11/2010 at 2:37 pm
Succint!
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11/11/2010 at 4:03 pm
Yes, Tillie, we must stop beating about the bush!
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11/11/2010 at 3:02 pm
Well written…a shocking image
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11/11/2010 at 4:04 pm
I just don’t know when our leaders are ever going to wake up… It seems money is the only voice they hear!
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11/11/2010 at 6:09 pm
I really hope that we can undo some of the devastation before it’s too late.
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11/11/2010 at 7:15 pm
I was really hoping Al Gore would start a strong movement to deal with it.
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11/11/2010 at 8:16 pm
Wow!…the shock factor really brings this home. Truly impressive and so true…you laid this out like a master Adeeyoyo! We do these things and give back nothing but polluted waste. Excellent job!
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12/11/2010 at 5:43 am
Thanks, Stuart. 🙂
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11/11/2010 at 9:48 pm
I recently read the book ‘Collapse’ by Jared Diamond. You have summed up his 500 pages in 16 lines. Excellent.
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12/11/2010 at 5:45 am
Thank you, Shane. If only we could start turning things around…
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13/11/2010 at 3:46 am
I think the powers that B just think we are going to move to another planet. Where did you get the visual from – amazing!
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13/11/2010 at 5:37 am
Can you imagine – a mass evacuation, haha! And how many thousands of years before we have the know-how to do this.
I find I can get most of the illustrations from the free Photobucket.com and they seem to have such a variety too!
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14/11/2010 at 7:49 am
hi adeeyoyo,
what a gem! i am mostly drawn to nature poems. i felt strongly about this one of a kind apology to mother earth. for this cause, we are united in gathering our voices to save our planet from its imminent destruction. i still believe, we can still change the odds for the better. we should not lose hope.
have a blessed weekend.
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14/11/2010 at 8:11 am
Thank you for your visit and comment, Hames. I hope you’re right…
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