An Ugly Place

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Our planet's not an ugly place; it's beautiful, despite its scars. For, Earth's green jungles still exist, as do seas of aquamarine. Antarctica shines brilliant white; our planet's not an ugly place. And the Arctic harbors sea ice, over which the northern lights dance. Deserts of tan-colored sands; create shifting mocha motifs. Our planet's not an ugly place; the setting sun tints white clouds pink. Volcanos forge land from lava, and rainwater falls from blue skies. So, no matter what skeptics say, our planet's not an ugly place.

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/10/2022 4:16:00 PM

Everything on earth was created in perfect balance with nature as designed by God. Things only go awry when man tries to change the balance of nature. Your poem is beautifully expressed Emile. I witness the beauty of our planet every day. If man concentrated on what is right instead of what is wrong we would have an abundance of the former. Blessings my friend. xxoo

Emile Pinet
Date: 1/11/2022 9:14:00 AM

Thanks, Connie, we live in a world of beauty and wonder, but unfortunately, we are blinded by our egos and oft try to alter nature to match our interpretation of perfection my friend, Emile.

Greg Hladky

Date: 1/10/2022 11:06:00 AM

Well said, and great form! I'm curious about the refrain. Is this a reply to Tennyson's description of nature as violent, as "red in tooth and claw"? I like to think of our planet as not only an oasis in the vastness of space, but our only home. It would be a shame if we squandered it in the hope that something better awaits us elsewhere.

Emile Pinet
Date: 1/10/2022 11:25:00 AM

Thanks, Greg, Earth is our only home! We tend to be blind to what we have, in hopes of finding better, never accepting that we have all the best Nature has to offer right here at home, my friend. Tennyson's description of nature is one of a violent natural world, but violence is a man-made concept, and not suitable to describe nature, Emile.