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Give Life a Chance: Support To Demi

Many plants are down in number Creatures too are being slain Some for sport, others in vain; There’s destruction of the ozone And the threat of acid rain. The great forests are receding And who’ll ever bring them back? Man’s gone off the beaten track At the risk of costly chances, This mad rush he has to check. Give life a chance … we have to act at once. Can’t sit and wait until it is too late. Give life a chance … we have to act at once. Hard we must strive to keep this world alive. Wastes have seeped into the rivers And been dumped into the sea, No one seems to heed the plea; Self-made noose is getting tighter, To fight back we must agree. Lucid water lost its sparkle, Shades of green have changed to grey, Smoggy air has come to stay Whilst that beam of healthy sunshine Has become a deadly ray. Give life a chance … we have to act at once. Can’t sit and wait until it is too late. Give life a chance … we have to act at once. Hard we must strive to keep this world alive. ----------------------------------------------------

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Diane Christian

Date: 5/20/2014 8:01:00 AM

a beautiful written poem, a poem after my daughters heart, when she was in primary school she got young writers award for writing about saving the environment and not to cut trees down, she i still very passionate about giving life a chance. lovely written

Paul Callus
Date: 5/20/2014 10:53:00 AM

Thank you Diane...hope she can get to read it as well:) Wish there were many more like her! thanks for your welcome visit:) // paul

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/26/2014 10:23:00 AM

Cycles of life what will this cycle end up being for the future..Way to go in expressing the idea..Thanks for the visit to my page..Your comments are valuable..Sara

Paul Callus
Date: 4/26/2014 2:36:00 PM

I already see a vast change from when I was young up till now....would not like to see our planet taking a fast downward road. Thank you for the visit and comments. I like your posts...try to visit as frequently as possible; the one problem we all must face is time :) // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/20/2014 11:21:00 AM

a 'VERY worthwhile poem . WELL said, my friend!!

Paul Callus
Date: 4/20/2014 11:55:00 AM

Glad you think so too Andrea. On our own we have only a tiny voice, but united we are sure to achieve something. :)

Linda Jackson

Date: 4/19/2014 4:36:00 PM

I like the message of your poem. Best wishes Linda

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 5:28:00 PM

Thank you Linda; your visits today have been much appreciated. // paul

Justin Bordner

Date: 4/19/2014 2:39:00 PM

Yeah Paul, the Chem. Trails in the sky are a tragedy too! I respect your use of Poetry to raise awareness. " Plants are drown in number..." is a terrific line. J.A.B.

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 4:05:00 PM

Thank you Justin; every little bit helps. When we get sick we change life-styles and make sacrifices in order to recuperate; same applies to this. cu // paul

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 4/19/2014 11:55:00 AM

Dear Paul, This poem deals with a subject dear to my heart. We "tree-huggers" may never live to see the day when our forests are restored. Sometimes I wish Native Americans were still in charge. Environmentalists can only do so much; we need unity in support if our quest to restore our planet is to succeed. Awesome write, my friend! Love, Carolyn

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 4:02:00 PM

Glad to find your support on this one too Carolyn. First step is awareness. It's surprising how many people there are who have no idea of the enormity of this problem. Thank you for making your voice heard on here. /x/ paul

Arthur Vaso

Date: 4/19/2014 1:01:00 AM

First off, great poem! However our waterways in the last 40 years have been greatly cleaned, although the sea is becoming a big issue as a dumping ground now. Without a doubt we have many issues to tackle but its not all doom and gloom. In fact we often focus on band aids instead of focusing on the big issues. As for the ozone, you should read up on the Montreal Protocol, again great progress. Everyone is for the environment as long as someone else has to make the sacrifice, something to ponder.

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 11:02:00 AM

Good day Arthur. Glad you like the poem. As you say much has been done to remedy the situation. It's not just gloom and doom, but, yes, we do have to make sacrifices, otherwise the good that's being done will be hampered or come undone. // Thank you for the visit and appreciable comments. // paul

Tim Smith

Date: 4/18/2014 8:14:00 PM

What a great tribute to Demitrios' passion...It if fabuious....Tim

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 10:49:00 AM

Thank you Tim; hopefully the message will spread and some good will come out of it. // paul

Vera Duggan

Date: 4/18/2014 8:08:00 PM

Paul what a great poem, absolutely loved it, the rhyming in my eyes was perfect and what a great topic..........Vera...........

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 10:48:00 AM

Very many thanks Vera. Felt I had to write this, for obvious reasons. Hope Peter is doing fine. Take care...both of you. :) // paul

Ivo Cos

Date: 4/18/2014 7:50:00 PM

This is enlightening, sir. What a powerful & unequivocal message you're conveying, I says. This is a very interesting planet & its situation deeply concerns me since I am temporarily living here among other friendly blokes. Superb poem. & thank you for your words & support.

Paul Callus
Date: 4/19/2014 10:46:00 AM

Thank you for visiting and passing your supportive and encouraging remarks Ivo. Always ready to give a helping hand to you when needed. // paul

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 4/18/2014 4:13:00 PM

This the sad truth..sadder that only few can recognize that just like us. THE EARTH has also a need to live a and have life.. She too needs carE, nurturance and love from us humans... :) for as we are preserving eArth we are also preserving and prolonging the possibility of life.. :) ---humble beautiful write Paul --olive_eloi :) halllooo...

Paul Callus
Date: 4/18/2014 4:22:00 PM

Thank you Okive_eloi :) Acknowledge your sensible points. Felt I had to post a quick write in support of Demi's planet plea. We are dragging our feet...in the end it could be too late. :) // paul

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 4/18/2014 4:12:00 PM

LAST WARNING, THE TODDLER, STORM, THE DIVINE PLAN, RUMOR HAS IT, THE BARBARIAN and THE RAGE OF MOTHER EARTH are some of the poems directly dealing with the environment! THE RAGE OF MOTHER EARTH is the strongest and was written thirty years ago! THANK YOU PAUL we all have to give God a hand to save our planet and us!, Excellent work! May the deaf hear and the blind see! Farewell!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 4/18/2014 4:26:00 PM

!!!!!!!!

Paul Callus
Date: 4/18/2014 4:15:00 PM

Farewell Demi...thank you for honoring me with a final visit !! God bless! // paul

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/18/2014 3:10:00 PM

- Sometimes things must be said with BIG letters!!!! - Or will we not hear??? - Is the world blind??? - As our good friend says: "It's not a joke" !! - Thank you for posted this, Paul !! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 4/18/2014 4:24:00 PM

... TRUE !!!

Paul Callus
Date: 4/18/2014 4:18:00 PM

Unfortunately I feel that the noose is getting tighter, even though we pretend to be doing our utmost...I'm afraid we're still lagging far behind. txs for the visit Anne Lise. :) // paul