Our Legacy
by Belinda van Rensburg

When earth and its creatures were perfect and new
God gave it to man to protect and subdue,
But stewards turned into uncaring abusers;
Now all life on this planet are victims and losers.

Forests cut down, murdered and burning,
Causing black smoke, bubbling and churning;
Fossil fuels unearthed and abused,
Planet earth's bounty by man misused.

"Oh, no! Gas costs so much these days,
But let's use too much of it anyway."
Killing our planet for convenience and fun,
Until there's nowhere to hide or to run.

Atomic fallout and acid rain:
Destroying our crops and our babes are born maimed.
The screams of our planet echo in deep space -
Is that the great legacy of our race?

Let's change earth's fate and not violate
Its abundant resources before it's too late;
Prevent hunger, destruction and hell on earth,
For generations to come still awaiting their birth.
© 2008

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After the Rain

by Belinda van Rensburg

 

The storm has passed and the sun's come out;
The birds are flitting and flying about;
Butterflies dancing around in the air
And tiny black ants run from here to there.

Oh God, You gave us a beautiful place
In which to live while we're seeking Your Face;
A green garden grown from billions of seeds
Meant to supply in abundance our needs.

It's sad to see what we've done to our home -
Few creatures are left who can still freely roam
In the wild open spaces as You have intended,
For largely useless their space has been rendered.

Cattle are grazing where they should not be
And we're harvesting far too much fish from the sea;
Pollution, erosion and deforestation -
Causing our planet immense devastation.

Look at the sky: it's soaked through with fog
Forcing all creatures to breathe toxic smog.
Where are the white clouds, the blue sky and fresh air?
What humans are doing to Earth is unfair.

The rain has washed and cleansed the sky
And I look at the creatures who happily fly
Around and around as they frolic and play
Without a care on this glorious day.

Tonight I'll be able to gaze at the stars;
Perhaps if I'm lucky I might even see Mars,
But usually when the sky's foggy and gray
I'd much rather stay in my house the whole day. 
© 2008

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GUEST POEM

 

Sorry

by Jayne McDonough

When the ice melts
And the rivers and seas
Weep heavy, toxic tears.

When the clear skies
Have been burnt away
As You watch in sorrow.

When the parched earth
Gasps its' last breath,
Green forever turns to brown.

When greed consumes the world
As we gorge ourselves
To death..while others starve.

When what was once beautiful
Withers in lifeless defeat
And can be violated no more.

When nature screams out
In final, lonely despair
And no-one is left to say....

Sorry

© 2008

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