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Written - 30th April 2024

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

Title chosen no.4 Clean Air

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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

Date: 5/9/2024 2:21:00 AM

- Really happy to see this at the top of the winners list...congratulations, Beryl :) - hugs

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/4/2024 5:56:00 PM

congratulations, Beryl! Great!

Sotto Poet

Date: 5/4/2024 4:25:00 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

Date: 5/2/2024 5:57:00 PM

Clean air, clean water, clean living. I enjoyed reading you today, Belle. Hope all is well with you:)

Deb M

Date: 5/2/2024 1:28:00 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

Buhagiar Victor

Date: 5/2/2024 3:41:00 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

Date: 5/1/2024 11:05:00 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

Date: 5/1/2024 10:25:00 PM

Indeed Belle. Lee Iacocca...Geez...

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 5/1/2024 6:37:00 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

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 4/30/2024 5:06:00 PM

A lovely poem, Beryl...it speaks of some truth about our environment. Sorry you missed the contest...that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Sigh...another time perhaps you can use this poem. Have a lovely evening, hugs, Sara

Beryl Edmonds
Date: 4/30/2024 5:11:00 PM

Thank you Sara, I have entered the contest after all, see replies below. You and Bill enjoy the evening too, hugs sent back… Beryl

David Crandall

Date: 4/30/2024 3:49:00 PM

Beryl, sorry you missed it, but great poem about the environment!

Beryl Edmonds
Date: 4/30/2024 5:08:00 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

Date: 4/30/2024 10:06:00 AM

- Wise words and lovely writing... it's a shame you didn't make it to the contest, Beryl - hugs

Beryl Edmonds
Date: 4/30/2024 10:15:00 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