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Color of My Heart

Will we ever grasp the absurdity
Of our vanity showing disrespect
For our planet’s wholesome diversity
With lessons barely learnt in retrospect
 
Audacity shamefully outrageous
Arrogance beyond wild insanity
With consequences least ambiguous
Undermining their brutal gravity
 
Should we not reinvest our planet’s love
Carefully fostering by any means
Earth’s lavish bounty and beauty above
Nurturing purity of blues and greens
 
Harmony with nature engenders art
Thus reflecting the color of my heart



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on December 3, 2019 for contest WRITING CHALLENGE - DECEMBER - ANY POEM NA'D IN NOVEMBER 2019 sponsored by DEAR HEART - WIISHKOBI ODE  -  RANKED 1ST

Submitted on November 18, 2019 for contest ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT by RICHARD LAMOUREUX

and on December 8, 2018 for contest THE COLOUR OF MY HEART sponsored by JOHN HAMILTON

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Constance La France Date: 12/10/2019 7:00:00 PM Line, congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this excellent poem, well done ! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2019 11:37:00 PM Thank you so much, Constance. I always appreciate your most interesting and inspiring challenges.

Greg Gaul Date: 12/9/2019 7:01:00 AM Congratulations Line on your first place award. Enjoyed your rhyming sonnet on an important topic to the entire planet. Some think technique is more important than content, I am not one of those. Your technique is splendid and I particularly applaud your choice of content. Bravo. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2019 7:36:00 AM Thank you so much for your lovely visit and compliment, Greg. Most appreciated.

John Hamilton Date: 12/13/2018 1:43:00 PM Thanks Line for this well thought out sonnet, sorry it didn't make the final cut, this was a tough one to judge. See you next time in the winners circle! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/13/2018 10:09:00 PM Thank you so much for leaving me a comment, John. Most appreciated. I look forward to reading all the winners.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 12/11/2018 4:05:00 AM Hi Line, your poem addresses a topic near to my own heart and when you speak of "reinvesting our planet's love," nothing could be more true. The resources provided to us are many and it would be shameful to squander them. For the sake of all our ancestors, let's try to keep the natural beauty. A wonderful entry for John's contest and I wish you well. Hugs, Carolyn Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/11/2018 8:02:00 AM Thank you, Carolyn, for your most appreciated visit and support.

Janice Canerdy Date: 12/10/2018 10:19:00 PM Very moving, timely sonnet, Line. God said we were to take care of the Earth! Janice Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2018 10:46:00 PM Thank you, Janice. Mankind dropped the ball on that one!

Sand Blown Date: 12/10/2018 10:00:00 PM capitalism and the earth are polar opposites it seems Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2018 10:48:00 PM For sure... but you know that someone is figuring out how to make money from this downfall at this very moment. Thanks for your much appreciated visit, Sand.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 12/10/2018 8:05:00 PM I wish we understood the absurdity of our vanity, and we learned the lessons taught to us so succinctly by our arrogance and audacity. This poem is a winner. Yes, we should reinvest our planet's love, instead of killing it not so softly. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2018 10:49:00 PM Indeed not so softly. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Caren.

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 12/10/2018 6:33:00 AM I agree with you dear Line, I think we should reinvent the word love for the entire planet, Have a wonderful day, and bless your beautiful heart. xo Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2018 11:42:00 AM Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment, Pixie. Most appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire Date: 12/9/2018 7:59:00 PM Can't help but think of the song "big yellow taxi", "we don't realize what we got til it's gone, pave paradise and put up a parking lot" love this poem Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2018 10:08:00 PM Thanks, Timothy. That is a wonderful compliment.

Wren Rushing Date: 12/8/2018 6:04:00 PM Beautifully written Line, good luck in the contest. Have a lovely weekend my friend. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2018 10:07:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Wren.

Constance La France Date: 12/8/2018 11:26:00 AM Line, a very thought provoking and beautifully written poem for the contest, I understood each penned word perfectly, well done ~ Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2018 10:07:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Constance.

P.S. Awtry Date: 12/8/2018 10:31:00 AM Line, we do have such a beautiful and bountiful planet! Thankfully kind hearts like yours have helped inspire better stewardship and appreciation of this blue jewel we all call home. :) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2018 10:06:00 PM Thank you so much, PS, for your most delightful and appreciated visit and comment.

Mike Hauser Date: 12/8/2018 8:00:00 AM And the winner is.... love this soooooo much! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2018 10:05:00 PM Thanks for your most optimistic and flattering comment, Mike, but we all know how many talented poets are on this site.

Lin Lane Date: 12/8/2018 5:44:00 AM Well, Line, it's quite obvious to me that you're writing about the care humans should give our planet in order to protect it and keep the oceans blue and the flora, green. Some people might want to think about what they comment before leaving their words on written page. This is more than ok in my eyes. Well done. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 12/8/2018 7:08:00 AM You're welcome, Line. I felt the need to draw my pen as a sword. Line Gauthier Date: 12/8/2018 6:38:00 AM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Lin.