Emile Pinet Poet Sonnet

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Terraforming Mars

We're all environmentally aware
enough to use sunscreen out in the sun:
yet we abuse Nature with little care.
And we reject blame for what we have done.
Killing all the animals, sparing none;
using nets, traps, and the range of a gun.

Earth is our evolutionary home
its flora and fauna affect us all,
down to every last gene and chromosome.
We glean the planet's bounty, claiming all;
ensuring greed will be our downfall,
devastating wildlife for urban sprawl.

We're linked by an ecological web;
cut one thread, and we diminish our worth:
and the tides of fortune will start to ebb.
Progress fuels our desire to leave Earth
without even acknowledging our part,
in the rape of the world we tore apart:
but it's not too late, we just have to start.

Scientists dream of terraforming Mars,
yet stay silent about gas-guzzling cars.

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Sara Kendrick September 11, 2018 at 8:36 AM Well, I don't think Mars can support human life as we know it. My opinion only though. Sara Emile Pinet September 11, 2018 at 2:08 PM Thanks Sara, you are right we would need to terraform it first, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Kim Rodrigues September 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM Nicely written Emile Pinet September 10, 2018 at 12:14 PM Thanks Kim, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 10, 2018 at 10:20 AM Well done Emile. Important message for sure. xomo Emile Pinet September 10, 2018 at 10:43 AM Thanks Maureen, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Wendy Watson September 10, 2018 at 9:29 AM An important reminder to us all! I wonder if you intended to write 'scientists' in the plural in the final line, Émile? I do like this rhyme scheme! Emile Pinet September 10, 2018 at 9:56 AM Thanks Wendy, I appreciate your support and comments ... I did mean scientists, thanks for catching that my friend, Emile.

Line Gauthier September 10, 2018 at 9:23 AM Strong message of the need to take better care of our planet. Well done, Emile. Emile Pinet September 10, 2018 at 9:54 AM Thanks Line, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.