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Rockhollow Series: Earth Day
Title: Earth Day
Twenty Three of Thirty
Unique Words: One Hundred and Six
#NaPoWriMo19
In tiredness I seem to write for the soul, her soul or mine,
yet when the Sun beats down in this aggressive display of Climate change
and as I notice cracks in the Earth before May,
my soul seems to fray.
I like to believe that in doing my part,
litter picking, planting, not using chemicals, giving wildlife a home
that I can aid, in a peaceful, solitary way
but not today, when the Earth seems more mindless rats in a concrete jungle than not,
seems too small a plot.
I take a nap beneath the cherry and apple,
imagine an endless succession of humans clear in their goal of protecting this planet,
planting, locally sourcing, nurturing, abandoning plastic
and I realise with my disposable nappies, my diesel car, my shampoo bottle I am no better than any other,
no one will be Earth's lover.
Twenty Three of Thirty
Unique Words: One Hundred and Six
#NaPoWriMo19
In tiredness I seem to write for the soul, her soul or mine,
yet when the Sun beats down in this aggressive display of Climate change
and as I notice cracks in the Earth before May,
my soul seems to fray.
I like to believe that in doing my part,
litter picking, planting, not using chemicals, giving wildlife a home
that I can aid, in a peaceful, solitary way
but not today, when the Earth seems more mindless rats in a concrete jungle than not,
seems too small a plot.
I take a nap beneath the cherry and apple,
imagine an endless succession of humans clear in their goal of protecting this planet,
planting, locally sourcing, nurturing, abandoning plastic
and I realise with my disposable nappies, my diesel car, my shampoo bottle I am no better than any other,
no one will be Earth's lover.
Published 23rd Apr 2019
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23rd Apr 2019 11:57pm
I know how you feel - the plastic especially drives me nuts. In the 1970s/80s there was a big improvement in packaging, and the packaging industry proved other recyclable & bio-degradeable packaging was possible; then from the mid 1990s onwards it all seemed to go backwards and it's worse than ever. That's de-regulation and corporate lobbying for you. My take is to do what one can "in one's own back yard". And by the way, in the 1980s diesel was sold to the general public as the "clean car" in relation to petrol - hence the popular rise in diesel-car use. Confusing, eh?
24th Apr 2019 1:30am
*bows her head in deep respect, eyes shut tight, failing to hold back the tears*
25th Apr 2019 2:54pm
It is such a sad, sad truth when trapped in a conundrum of desire to make a difference and necessity of living. I take heed in my small steps instead - steps I don't have to take, but do nonetheless. I may be but one person - but this one person hasn't used plastic bags in years; uses wax paper bags instead of plastic baggies, bamboo instead of plastic cooking utensils, glass containers vs. plastic, and so forth. Each year I try to commit to something that over the course of my life will not have contributed more than what it could've.
I think, just as we council and console our children hen they've done their best - we should also ourselves for the same.
I think, just as we council and console our children hen they've done their best - we should also ourselves for the same.
