Demetrios Trifiatis Poet Free verse

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" FLOATING PLASTIC "  PICTURE FROM A DOCUMENTARY .

The Mourning of Mother Earth

You, unfeeling creatures
Who call yourselves human,

You, fleeting bubbles of reason,
Accidental parasites of time,

You, filthy microbes of cancer,
Ephemera of invincible eternity,

You, who try to fill your vanity
With abominable crimes,

You, insensible butchers of animals,
Notorious destroyers of pastures,

You, contaminators of oceans,
Deleterious polluters of rivers,

You, menacing beings of harmony,
Transgressors of universal laws,

You, 
Who have deliberately put me through 
The tormenting agony of dying
By 
Strewing your treacherous dark web of
Your unworthy ambitions, all over my face,
Shadowing my generous fertility and
Rendering me sterile,

Behold,
For the time has come for you
To feel my wrath and my fury
Boiling lava over you
To flow every day,

Kneel, 
Your tiny mortal beings
In front of the immortal cosmos,  
For the shiny heavy sword of
Universal justice,
Avenger of transgressions, guardians of
The eternal laws,
Over your thoughtless heads to fall
With vengeance and rage
Decapitating most of you and
Those who would survive
Shall feel the torturing pain in 
Their hearts
For 
Uncountable years!*




© Demetrios Trifiatis
      20 March 2020


* This poem I wrote in 1985 in Montreal, Canada, when, as a co-founder of a peace movement, I was making efforts to raise consciousness to save Mother Earth.  "THE MOURNING OF MOTHER EARTH." THIS IS A STERN WARNING TO ALL OF US WHO DESTROY HER: REMEMBER, NOT MUCH TIME IS LEFT TO SAVE OUR PLANET AND OURSELVES!

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M. L. Kiser April 8, 2020 at 10:14 PM And we unleash a disease as well; we never seen to learn, no matter how many warnings we have. powerful.

Sunlite Wanter April 5, 2020 at 5:45 PM I only had the audacity to grow old. It is the elders and children who are in the most danger. Thank our Creator for "going to make a place for us." Thank you for such insight.

Eve Roper March 20, 2020 at 11:14 PM A very powerful write, my friend, all so true.. Little by little humans are destroying our home. Demetrios Trifiatis March 21, 2020 at 8:50 AM Unfortunately they do my dearest friend, Eve. Hope we all realize it and make an effort to save mother earth. Thank you. Hugs xxx

Anne-Lise Andresen March 20, 2020 at 9:22 AM - Something drastic must happen before we open our eyes ... maybe the time has come ... or maybe it's too late ... I give it a fave ... a poem that should be illuminated, my friend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Demetrios Trifiatis March 20, 2020 at 10:03 AM It seems that the world would change after this virus goes away. It is good that Man realizes how vulnerable he is. Thank you so much for your appraisal dearest Anne-Lise. Hugs xxx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 20, 2020 at 8:24 AM A truly raucous write! You know I love it! Thank you for sharing it Sweet Demetrios. Fave, and Hugs, and Love! xomo <3 Demetrios Trifiatis March 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM Wonderful to see you again dearest Maureen. Thank you so much for your kind visit and your appreciation. God bless you. Hugs xxx

Maria Williams March 20, 2020 at 6:32 AM I do hear the message loud and clear dearest Demetrios. You were inspired to write this in the 80's, if they had heeded your words then, perhaps things could have been different. Unfortunately man is a superficial creature, taking things for granted, giving in to greed. Whats happening now is a huge 'wake up call'. Hopefully its not too late. Thanks for the post, one to be faved and saved my dearest friend....Maria xox Demetrios Trifiatis March 20, 2020 at 7:43 AM Dearest, Maria, I am so appreciative for you taking the time to read and comment on my poem. Unfortunately, it seems that people do not like to hear the truth although the truth looks them at their eyes. Avoiding dealing with the problem doesn't mean the problem will go away. Thank you for your kind heart and for caring. God bless you! Hugs xxx

Vijay Pandit March 20, 2020 at 6:08 AM A brilliant write Demetrios--even more true today than when you wrote it the first time eight years ago. I felt the intensity of your message--it resonates. I am saving it in my FAVES. Demetrios Trifiatis March 20, 2020 at 6:22 AM Thank you for appreciating my poem dearest, Vijay. We all should realize the danger we are in . This poem had I presented on tv and on radio back in 1985 when I was a permanent resident there for I am also a Canadian. Thank you . God bless you for caring!