On Earth Day

Ye depend ‘pon earth, At no time does Earth to thee, Why O man this mirth? It’s thy sole haven, A lesson if ye listen, This earth’s not for fun. Forget thy border, Stand not like mere beholder, Do what’s in order. Me, mine, thee nor thine, To all Mother Earth’s divine, Think what for all’s fine. O plant seeds on earth Ere ye do a moment’s mirth, Think what’s for her worth. Poor Earth’s on fire, which, Thou art preparing to ditch, Art thou an ostrich? No inheritor Thou art, nor an ancestor, But thy child’s debtor. So walk ‘pon earth soft, Ye have not else to adopt, Act, act and more oft. If trees should bequeath Wi-Fi, ye would plant many, Too bad, ye must breathe. Not a passenger On Spaceship Earth, part of crew, Act not a stranger. Join Nature to paint, O sit not aloof a saint, Set a precedent. _____________________________ Haiku |08.04.2023| Earth Poet’s Note: April 22nd. Today is the Earth Day that reminds us: Earth’s still well its worth. Don’t ditch it for any other planet. None is half as worth as Earth. And time is running out, these Haikus desperately seem to say.