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Eaten By the Earth

I tried to eat the world But it caused me stomach pains The bones of the lost are all that remains It was flavored with deceit With a coating of honey The rotisserie went round and round It was powered by money I drank from the rivers As they began to flood Fish no longer lived there The waters had turned to blood The grain from the fields Had long ago blown away The once fertile soil has turned to clay Fruit from the trees Lay rotting on the ground Fists on my chest I began to pound We once had a garden A paradise on earth With our greed we destroyed it We didn't understand it's worth So I take another bite Trying to get my share Empty promises With no nourishment there The world bites back Earthquakes our demise Hurricanes and fires The ocean waters rise Just like the dinosaurs We'll be extinct at last Sooner than later We will be part of the past My Friend Robert Neufeld made a comment "Eat the world" I liked it and asked if I could use it, this is the result.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 11/17/2019 8:49:00 PM
You've written so many Richard that I told you how I choose what to read from you. Tonight I randomly picked page 9, and then read the titles and was struck by this one; a mighty fine one at that. Yes our future will become part of the past. Thank you.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 11/18/2019 8:13:00 AM
Thanks Jeff, I forgot I wrote this one.
Date: 9/9/2013 12:12:00 PM
I agree my friend with you. I think in the same way that we will be part of the past for our own actions like dinosaurs. You have brought a bright view of the Future. Excellently done. Loved always, bl
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Date: 9/8/2013 8:07:00 PM
Loved this one , very creative!!
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/9/2013 7:18:00 AM
Thanks Arthur
Date: 9/8/2013 8:23:00 AM
The world goes round, the world goes round...humanity, by choice, can turn the tides or flood the earth. I love what you did here.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/9/2013 7:19:00 AM
Thanks Drake.
Date: 9/7/2013 11:28:00 PM
Marvelous imagination and dis poem wud do wonders for anyone who is ecologist n environmentalist dat im trying to b. Kudos poet! Dont ignore readin mine too even if it mayn't b as gud as yors.
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/8/2013 7:37:00 AM
Thanks for visiting, I will check out your poems.
Date: 9/7/2013 12:21:00 PM
:( We are not good stewards of the earth He gave us, Richard, and we will suffer the consequences....Enlightening write...
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2013 2:23:00 PM
Thanks Eileen, imagine what our world will look like in another 100 years.
Date: 9/7/2013 6:58:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your work..Sad that we are destroying our earth little by little..Works like this one bring awareness..Thanks for the uplifting comment about my work in Deb's contest..Sara
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2013 8:20:00 AM
My pleasure Sara
Date: 9/7/2013 5:47:00 AM
Excellent Richard ! How naïve we are to abuse our planet, and yes the consequences are already manifesting themselves in a rapid way. How sad our God must be with our inherent greed xx
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Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2013 8:20:00 AM
Thanks Kim

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