Anthony Amero Poet Rhyme

Nature Needs Help

If I drove to the mountain top,
	could I talk to God?
If He spoke when I reached
	would He say I treat the planet odd?
If I swam to the ocean floor,
	could I talk to a squid?
If he spoke to me when we met
	would he speak of the damage I did?
If I flew to the trees to visit the birds,
	could I speak with an eagle?
If he spoke to me when we met
	would smog render his voice less regal?
If I slunk down to the grasses
	what would I say to the snake?
If I tried to speak to him when we met
	could he talk back, or did our DDT remake?
If I were like a Doolittle I would talk to all,
	to find how we have hurt the Earth.
I would take that knowledge and teach all people,
	to preserve and share this world from birth.

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Carol Sunshine Brown April 20, 2010 at 5:59 AM I enjoyed reading the poetry you presented to us today Anthony. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt questions and may you have a day full of love and inspiration. Love, Carol

Sara Kendrick April 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM Great write about a very now topic..Keep the love of the planet in your compositions flowing. Sara

Carolyn Devonshire April 19, 2010 at 12:16 PM Bravo, Anthony! As a fellow environmentalist, I loved every question you asked. Surely, Mother Earth is in rebellion -- through earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions -- and I feel man's unkind treatment of her beauty is at the root of these events. Excellent poem for my favorites! Love, Carolyn