Beryl Edmonds Poet Limerick

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Written - 30th April 2024

Confidence, Clean Air, Confluence, Clash of Civilisations Poetry Contest

Sponsored by: Sotto Poet

Title chosen no.4 Clean Air

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Clean Air

 We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?
Quote by: Lee lacocca

The air that we breathe must be clean
Too many infections we’ve seen
Difficulty breathing
Is a horrid feeling
To keep air clean, we must go green.

Trees put oxygen in the air
No trees at all would bring despair
No one would be alive
No creature could survive
Thank God for the trees He put there.

All those in the world that exist
Must each do their best and their bit
To save earth, save the trees
Keep plastic out of seas
For clean air out there, please do it.

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Anne-Lise Andresen May 9, 2024 at 2:21 AM - Really happy to see this at the top of the winners list...congratulations, Beryl :) - hugs

Kim Rodrigues May 4, 2024 at 5:56 PM congratulations, Beryl! Great!

Sotto Poet May 4, 2024 at 4:25 PM Beryl, Great poem about the value of clean air and the role trees play in delivering it. You properly presented your opinions on the need of environmental protection in maintaining a healthy atmosphere. Congratulations on your first place win!

Daniel Turner May 2, 2024 at 5:57 PM Clean air, clean water, clean living. I enjoyed reading you today, Belle. Hope all is well with you:)

Deb M May 2, 2024 at 1:28 PM Hear hear Beryl!! (sorry l always call you Belle) A great poem about our environment and the need for trees and clean air! It should be a given but alas it isn't always! Shame! Debx

Victor Buhagiar May 2, 2024 at 3:41 AM Great poem and a greater advice. Once we were promised a thousand trees on this tiny island, but the powers that be thought more of their pockets. Yesterday was Independence Day in Malta. I call it Corruption Day.

Eileen Manassian May 1, 2024 at 11:05 PM I applaud you on this incredible and timely theme. Bless you. I do hope that some take he'd because the future looks quite grin.

Robert Schatz May 1, 2024 at 10:25 PM Indeed Belle. Lee Iacocca...Geez...

Daniel Henry Rodgers May 1, 2024 at 6:37 AM Dear Beryl, your poetic response to Lee Iacocca's quote is powerful. I loved how your words echo the urgency of preserving our planet's air quality and the vital role that trees play in sustaining life. Your call to action is that we each have a role to play in protecting our environment. What an eloquent expression of environmental stewardship. - Blessings, Daniel

David Crandall April 30, 2024 at 3:49 PM Beryl, sorry you missed it, but great poem about the environment! Beryl Edmonds April 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM Thank yo David, I just saw that the contest it still open, I either made a mistake or the sponsor altered the number of entries, so i have entered the contest… Beryl

Anne-Lise Andresen April 30, 2024 at 10:06 AM - Wise words and lovely writing... it's a shame you didn't make it to the contest, Beryl - hugs Beryl Edmonds April 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM Thank you Anne-Lise, I thought I’d missed the contest, just saw it’s still open so I deleted last reply and changed it…Hugs sent back, Beryl