The Dreams…
That human beings pursue Freedom and Happiness
That men share all of Mother Nature’s resources
That all religions and faiths practice Compassion
That land and sea disregard the boundaries
That men’s skins recoat in the Blue Earth’s color
That we can tell alien visitors: We are Earthman!
15 January 2024
This strange creature ascended to earth from the stars.
He came from our nearby planet neighbor called Mars.
Ordinarily, he looks much like you or me,
except that, he has retractable antennae.
Arrival on earth was quite fortunate for him.
He became acquainted with an earthman named Tim.
This alien has powers we can’t imagine.
Tim simply refers to him as “Uncle Martin”.
This is Tim’s secret nobody will ever know.
There are funny situations in every show.
No man has ever ruled the earth.
It’s always earth that has ruled man.
Without it's harvest and the hunt,
All life would soon sift through the sand.
The waters of earth quench all thirst,
While from the soil, green plants grow.
Earth is the emerald of the dark,
And the only one yet we know.
Take the time to look up at night,
At heaven's gemstones of the sky.
Planet earth is the only one,
That sustains life for you and I.
Though we might think that earth is man's,
Made for us, and our pleasure.
Actually, it's God’s testing ground,
For human's to prove their measure.
Where the path to right is always narrow,
The road to wrong is always wide.
The soul of man is prone to both,
As we eagerly feed our pride.
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