Pale Blue Dot
Aria’s Couplets and “B”s
The pale blue dot that is our planet earth
Has been the slave of its creatures since birth
From the big bang without a doubt
It has never complained no matter what
It’s done all we asked and that’s been a lot
Now we are the slaves and we pout
Mother Earth’s future will be very bleak
We must slave away solutions to seek
Or live in constant fear throughout
We face earth’s ire on this long road ahead
Climate warming it is our biggest dread
Time for us to slave or get out
George L. Ellison is a writer of poetry and short stories. He as published two books called Poetic Reminiscences and Weaving Words. George lives with his wife and dogs in Chester-Le-Street, County Durham in England. He is a member of The Writers and Poetry Alliance. He is currently working on his new project as well as learning to play the saxophone at the Sage Gateshead!
This poem is technically part two of the poem I submitted in April entitled "Woodland Prayer" having split the poem into two I decided to call the section "Pale Blue Dot" in a nod the reference Cal Sagan made about Planet Earth when vied from outer space !
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the poem!
George
I did enjoy the poem, and we need to keep vigilance of keeping our planet free from pollution and degradation. This is what we need to do as proud inhabitants of this Earth, the only Earth there is! Great poem.
ReplyDeleteQuite a perceptive write George. We do have an obligation to our Mother Earth and hopefully even though I cannot change the world I do my small part around me to take care of it. Thank you for sharing your talent.
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George
ReplyDeleteI do what I can myself, like when I see someone litter, I gently throw it away myself and recycle what I can. I am not one for confrontation, but I do believe we must save our planet. Good poem.
~Davidf
Thank you, Eleanor Michael, for the following--
ReplyDeleteAt lease we now agree there is a problem.