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Waste

Nature in it’s utmost, has no wont of haste. Time has little meaning, and there is no waste. One year or a million, matters not at all, everything that lives, eventually will fall. Ashes turn to ashes, and dust goes back to dust. All Flora and Fauna, are building up the crust. So death is there abetting, something else to live. Everything that breathes, some day will die to give. Yet in the few short years, man on earth has faced. Through the eyes of greed, mismanages his waste. He thinks he’s here forever, even though the rivers die, the soil is full of poison, pollution fills the sky. The earth will be a sewer, and won’t support the curse, that stole the pristine beauty, that it was meant to nurse. So nature in its wisdom, will balance without haste, and in five million years, will manage its own waste.

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Date: 7/10/2020 10:53:00 PM
"Waste" displays a first-rate poetic mind at work. The thinking and analysis all but take my breath away. Then there is the imagery, rhyme scheme, and flow-- expertly conceptualized and crafted. Thank you, Lindsay. Hugs, Paul
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 7/11/2020 11:27:00 PM
Hello … along with pollution, packaging, plastic, and chemicals, getting rid of this waste is a huge challenge that requires change and quickly - thanks Paul - Lindsay
Date: 6/25/2020 2:48:00 PM
Oh dear.. What a lovely piece you have here. Your craft is definitely seasoned with lots of creativity. Great poem.
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Date: 6/26/2020 8:27:00 PM
Hello Funom … thank you for posting a very positive comment indeed - Lindsay
Date: 6/22/2020 2:27:00 PM
I love your poem Lindsay - great philosophy and truth intertwined - Yes we are the greedy era, but what an insignificant period of time we have been allotted compared to infinity. Great write Lindsay. Blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 6/26/2020 8:26:00 PM
Hello Jennifer … once again, thank you Jennifer for commenting. The issue in this poem I feel is so important for the survival of humanity, but greed won't allow it - catch you soon Jennifer - Lindsay
Date: 6/18/2020 5:28:00 PM
Though we treat Nature so badly, I am confident that she'll be laughing long after we eliminate ourselves! Yours is a very meaningful poem, Lindsay. ~Regards // paul
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:51:00 PM
Hello Paul … thank you once again Paul. In the scope of earth's time, we have been here for such a short time but have become a destructive force on the verge of being eliminated - stay safe Paul - Lindsay
Date: 6/17/2020 10:38:00 AM
Hello Lindsay, I was thinking as I read this, we so super intelligent beings wiil fall, too. Arg! Golly, this is so well written. Panagiota
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:47:00 PM
Hello Panagiota … thank you once again for your positive comment. There is nothing more powerful than nature's fury, so greed will matter little when enough is enough - catch you soon Panagiota - Lindsay
Date: 6/13/2020 10:55:00 PM
We will be reaping what we have sown unless we wake up and smell the coffee. You have expressed your passion for our environment exquisitely in this amazing poem Lindsay. It is going into my Faves! Keep up the great work! xxoo
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:43:00 PM
Hello Connie … I see so much beauty in the natural world and class everything as being there for a reason. Nature balances itself but humanity believes this can be overcome, but there will be judgement - thank you Connie - Lindsay
Date: 6/13/2020 7:59:00 PM
Downfall is very close at hand. A very relevent poem, Lindsay... sadly!
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:39:00 PM
Hello Andrea … correct you are. If humanity is in plague we all know what happens when fauna grows into a plague; disaster hits and normality returns - thank you Andrea - Lindsay
Date: 6/13/2020 9:36:00 AM
Well said Lindsay, we have to work with nature not against it. Tom
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:35:00 PM
Hello Tom … I agree completely with you, so why aren't we. In Australia the aborigine believed they were a part of nature and looked after the land; we poison it - thank you Tom - Lindsay
Date: 6/12/2020 12:53:00 PM
I agree my friend. Man in his self importance has tried from the beginning to improve on what God has already made perfect and in doing so is destroying our own environment, Great job here. God Bless, JB
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:32:00 PM
Hello Judy … thank you for your fine comment Judy. I fear for the world our grandchildren will inherit. Humanity is already turning against itself - stay safe Judy - Lindsay
Date: 6/11/2020 5:13:00 PM
This is a well-phrased, thought-provoking tribute to the power of nature, Lindsay. Janice
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:29:00 PM
Thank you Janice. I don't think humanity has seen just how powerful nature can be when its back is against the wall but the time is quickly coming - catch you soon Janice - Lindsay
Date: 6/10/2020 11:09:00 PM
I think we have already seen how well Mother Nature does without us - very well put, Lindsay.
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:24:00 PM
Hello Michelle … in the scope of time, humanity has been here very long but has done the most damage of all and this cannot go on - thanks Michelle - Lindsay
Date: 6/10/2020 11:10:00 AM
Hello Laurie, yes Mother nature always has a way to clean up what must be done. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:22:00 PM
Hello Darlene … MN must be on the verge of declaring 'that's enough'. Perhaps this corona virus is the first warning - thanks Darlene - Lindsay
Date: 6/9/2020 2:27:00 PM
Well worth the wait, Lindsay! Please send a copy to Trump! Aloha! Rico
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:19:00 PM
G'day Rico … World leaders are all rowing the same boat. The clearing of forests and denuding the seas just has to stop. If Brazil won't listen, then the rest of the world must step in and make them listen; it is that important - thanks Rico - Lindsay
Date: 6/9/2020 11:48:00 AM
bravo Lindsay man versus nature - man is choking the seas with pollution and denuding the forests... something has to change hopefully in our own lifetime too if we all work together to make a difference:-) hugs Jan xx
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:15:00 PM
Hello Jan … yes, it's a real worry for our grandchildren if human greed cannot be contained. The signs are out there - thanks Jan - Lindsay
Date: 6/9/2020 12:44:00 AM
Great poem Lindsay, well written with great rhymes and rhythm.
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:12:00 PM
Hello Timothy … thanks once again Timothy. I'm pleased you enjoyed this message - bye for now - Lindsay
Date: 6/8/2020 8:57:00 PM
I just love the way you laid out the case for Nature vs. Man. Well-presented and penned, Lindsay. Write on! :) gw
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Date: 6/18/2020 10:10:00 PM
G'day Gershon … thanks again Mate. I appreciate your comment much, and I do believe that humanity is on the cusp and strong leaders are needed more now than at any other time in human history - catch you soon Gershon - Lindsay
Date: 6/8/2020 8:04:00 PM
I really liked this poem thank you Lindsay. Waste not Want not... Nature has got recycling down to a fine art. Take care, Shirley
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 6/18/2020 10:07:00 PM
Hello Shirley … it's about time that humanity is not only destroying earth but destroying themselves simply through not designing materials of waste that can be reused or benefit all - thank you Shirley - Lindsay

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