Mother Earth's Plea

“I am Earth, your "significant other"
and your ailing, endangered mother.
I'm treated much like a garbage can
by the great consumer; modern man.

"Human birth rates are out of control!”
Mother Earth cries, “I’m paying the toll!
I can’t support all the lives you bring,
You humans are a perplexing thing.

“To illustrate my point, observe a tree,
who shares free oxygen and energy,
Peaceably growing up to the light,
Yet, it’s a target practice in some men’s sight!”

You breed cattle which erodes my topsoil,
You KILL for my depleted stores of oil,
You destroy my skies, and pollute with noise!”
Planet Earth calms and gathers her poise.

“My inhabitants; women and men —
Rejoice in me, every now and then.
Gain a feeling of natural health
by exploring nature’s bountiful wealth...

From breathtaking glacier lakes, pristine
to the most long-living trees ever seen.
Climb my mountains to follow the light.
Watch for moonbows adorning the night.

Inhale my fragrant fields of wildflowers.
Cherish my sweet smelling rain showers
that fill the rivers and streams that flow,
nourishing all life that yearns to grow.

Walk my valleys and swim in my ponds.
See my trees as giant magic wands
that neighborly point the direction
of the sun’s glorious perfection.

I sustain your life and the lives of all other,
So, I’m forced to be a threatening mother.
I urge a new environmental zest
Or I’ll rid myself of the human pest.

Listen to me children, hear my call
and heed my warnings once and for all.
Appreciate me, your Mother Earth---
Protect and preserve my priceless worth.”