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Greta

The world's biggest problem?  It wasn't going away. 
One fifteen year old girl would face it.  That was just her way.
She didn't give us fantasy.  She gave us action.
Demanding from leaders of the world, satisfaction. 

Politicians insulted her, saying, "naivete",
stating she oversimplified, that's how they'd portray
her.  Whether she was popular - that she did not care,
as she laid bare their smoke screens with clarity so rare.

She had things to deal with -  Asbergers and depression.
The brave way she handled them teaches us a lesson.
She turned depression into action. her courage to enlist,
making a few enemies, but none were scientists.  

Climate awareness was not this girl's only impact.
Backing the campaign to fly less changed the world in fact.
Sweden dropped four percent in domestic travel by air.
Pretty good work for a young girl with the grit to care.

Greta Thunberg, just a girl, also influenced me.
I keep my carbon footprint small, I don't go on a spree. 
I vote.  My money's in a fund with a low MSCI,
inspired by the young girl who won't let the planet die.

Miss Greta G

Regrettably, Miss Greta G
must use a broom to clean her room;
she let the pigs come play, you see
for they were neat, so she assumed.
How learned she this? Not clear by whom.
I think I may have, I confess,
so I shall help clean up the mess.

I think ’twas from the book she saw,
a pig whose house was made of sticks,
another one was made of straw;
the last of course, was made of bricks.
On seeing these three piles, it clicks,
but how the pigs got from the barn?
Now that should be a tangled yarn.

She nearly pulled the whole thing off;
the cat is out, for here’s the deal:
Although I had my headphones on,
as I passed by, I heard a squeal,
and caught a whiff with porcine feel.
And now dear Greta’s rather mad,
And I’m the wolf, mean, big and bad.

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In the rhyming form of a Rhyme Royal, but using 8 syllables instead of 10

Oh Greta, Dear Greta

O Greta, dear Greta of Huskey Mountain Road,
If I loved you more, my heart would explode.
It has been a blessing to know you this year,
To watch you grow bigger and ever more dear.

I can’t hold a candle to love that is true,
A love that would die for both me and for you.
The universe expands; it never contracts;
That’s God making room for the love he enacts,

And all the small children whom He calls His own,
He calls them by name, before they have grown.
For all else is rubbish, yes, all else debris,
Compared to the knowledge that Christ’s calling me.

And so, my dear Greta, I fervently pray
The gift of salvation is coming your way.

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(a birthday card inscription on the occasion of Greta’s 2nd birthday - found in a file on the computer - she just turned 3...)

A Message For Greta Thornberg

Think global
              Act local
        Change the World

Greta's Glasgow Gripe

I wanted to traipse in the desert
But sand dunes were in the way
I went to ski in the mountains
But snow blocked the pass that day

It seems Mother Earth has a game
That she really loves to play
Forget about YOUR calendar
To Mother Earth, today is PAY DAY!

In Compass

. for public domain

( A salute to Greta Thunberg )

Children have but little wisdom
to guide us when to war.
Rarely show they seamen
their safest route to shore.

But like the heart has reason
of which great minds know naught, *
little hearts provide a compass
to guide the rule of thought.

". . . and a little child shall lead them," **
so sayeth Good Words of Gold.
Beware of what your child says,
but listen when the truth is told.


* "The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart." - Blaise Pascal 

**  Isaiah 11:6

Hans and Greta

Hans had been raised to believe you protect your woman at all costs
His father was a warrior king, and instilled this in him since his first dawn. 
Today his ideals were hidden, squirreled away, possibly even a bit lost 
As his wife-to-be jumped into the fray, facing the monster head-on. 

He had been startled when she raced around him and began to fight.
The monster bared his teeth, and growled; he was a ferocious sight. 
But Greta held her ground, and backed him into shadows so dark.
Hans rushed in to help, but she was holding her own against this mark.

She fought with the brave heart of at least six valiant men.
She did not back down, she had this monster cornered within. 
The monster let out a screech, a wail, and a siren’s sound.
The confused darkness in the shadows enveloped her all around.

Hans was terrified for her, this warrior, full of rage and power.
He could barely see what was happening, at this final hour 
To a beast, who fell hard on her blade in this foreign land 
For Greta had been raised to believe you protect your man

Tribute To Greta Our Environmentalist

Happy eighteenth birthday to Greta who likes to tell the truth.
She is sage and wise.  A soothsayer with intelligent amounts of sooth.
She has brought climate change into our brains in a polite way.
Greta’s wisdom is sound. Her philosophy important each day.
She has insight and fortitude, and her reliance is amazing and keen.
She is one of the most important brains this generation has seen.
We hope others will take a page out of her book and learn to read.
Maybe her ideals and ideas will grow intelligence, such a good deed!
Happy birthday Greta, you have been so generous and kind.
I hope people especially politicians will keep your ideas in mind.

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg
you have a heart of gold
unfortunately, there are those
with a heart, that is cold

You stand up, for what is right
using your proud voice
that helps us all fight
the human destruction plight

You have the support of your family
as they back you up yearly
and you have support of many
who are your back up family

You have the passion
when others, just want aspersion
as you care, about all life
when others, only care for their life

When you speak to the masses
I get chills down my spine
as you are so inspiring
with your honest logical thinking

Your care for Mother Nature
is all about our future
but the political economic culture
is ruining our agriculture

Mother Nature is life
and your part in our strive
is helping us with might
for our future to be bright

Greta Thunberg, thank you
you are a star, for all life

An Ode To Greta Thunberg

An ode to Greta Thunberg

Where’s Greta Thunberg? 
I’ve missed her daily rant
I guess she’s back in Sweden 
outside a nuclear plant
Or is she content and satisfied
the CO levels are down
Or is she modelling in Vogue 
her drabbest dressing gown?
Where is Greta Thunberg?
the world's a quieter place
Two more years of shut down
and we’ll never see her face
Sweden is lucky to have her,
a visionary sure as hell
In ten years, they’ll say her name
 and it won’t ring a bell
Please stay in isolation 
with whoever writes your view
And takes all your money, 
you’ve made a million or two
The world's a better place now, 
your work is surely done
Let’s finish the kid's protests 
and let them have some fun.

Greta Thunberg Climate Protester

Young Swedish School girl

Greta Thunberg

Climate change protester

Is surely a sticky topic to discuss

Due to her admirable her intentions

But does a burgeoning teenager 

Really have the ability to comprehend the actual facts surrounding such a complex diverse topic 

And should the world's media outlets really be listening or giving her airtime

Or is this merely just a good will
news story that no 1 should question

Because no 1 should question the great intentions of young people

Even if there facts and statements
are ill informed

Or rather would the children she is amassing to
march and stay off school

Not be better served staying in and
learning more about these things

Lament For Greta

LAMENT FOR GRETA

Her reaction was spontaneous as of youth
With emotion’s certainty near tangible
Sought to patronize and brook no other truth
Revelation that she knew must be infallible

Through the portal of the ether her word spread
She would navigate with skill above her league
Little known beyond fixation in her head
She was just a puppet in a great intrigue

Twelve years on should Earth still flourish spite all strife
Will she bless not curse that vapour that brings life

Tough Greta Thunberg

A very young Swede
felt a need
to tell the world the truth.
Less today
and gone tomorrow,
it's very plain to see.
Ice caps melt,
polar bears starve
and plastic
we now eat.
Now Greta
may seem
a bit too tough
but it's exactly
what we need,
a cold hard slap
of reality
regardless
of nationality
may cause us
to stop and think,about what
we leave behind,
before the Earth's extinct.

Greta Saw Trump

Greta Thunberg saw President Trump,
felt her shoulders beginning to slump.
’Twas as if a great weight
had come down on her fate.
And her heart sank as well with a flump.

Ode To Wee Greta

I'm sorry young lady your future has gone
Capitalism's done irreversible wrong
Not in my name, I shout from the roof top
I've been fighting the same fight,
Hoping one day it'll stop

Poison our food our water our air
Capitalism's the cause
Cause of despair
Profit before health
Is the capitalist way
Death creates wealth
With urban decay
Our planet is dying
It's on its knees
Our air is polluted
Bringing more disease
Not in my name, I shout from the roof top
I've been fighting the same fight,
Hoping one day it'll stop
Our oceans are filthy
Rivers unclean
Trees disappearing
Decimation of green
Palm oil, soya
Cattle and gas
Deforestation now on mass
Ice caps are melting
Permafrost thawing
Sea levels rising
Species declining
Weather's changing
For the worse
Getting hotter, colder
Unpredictable more diverse
This is the world that's been left to you
All for the profits of the 1% few

I'm sorry young lady your future has gone
Capitalism's done irreversible wrong
Not in my name, I shout from the roof top
I've been fighting the same fight
Hoping one day it'll stop

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