I climbed the mountain
Looked down to the world below
Vision of darkness
There now before me
My beautiful world now scarred
My face hid with shame
Such fires and smoke belched
Forested hills felled naked
An unholy mess
What prophet saw this?
I weep for all the children
As I close my eyes
Who will save the world
Just who'll atone for this sin?
World's light is now dimmed
Image 1. found at www.weandthecolor.com
Image 2. found at www.summitpost.org
Lovely and haunting Robin the desecration of the earth is a very great worry. So well done.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautifully poignant..! I was especially touched by the closing line "The world's light is now dimmed." Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights and for your constant love and support :)
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
Its hard to look at those scars and not feel sadness, and yes shame.
ReplyDeleteHeavy-hearted, I can only echo your sad rhetorical questions.
ReplyDeleteIf only the shame your poem speaks of reached more people. The world is so worry about getting what it wants (what it's sure it needs) that it fails to see that soon there will be no world left. We are a pest, and terribly ignorant pest.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pointed, and just the kind of commentary needed around earth day.
ReplyDeleteMoney. Follow the money.
ReplyDeleteJust who'll atone for this sin?
ReplyDeleteWorld's light is now dimmed
Greed by the developers assisted by the politicians a fatal combination. Not caring for Mother Earth at all. Very true Old Egg!
Hank
As long as there are people i think the world is doomed - but on that cheery note - i loved the perspective..you do have to wonder what would he think
ReplyDeleteGreed for power and money is destroying our planet so rapidly, the apocalypse doesn't seem improbable or far away.
ReplyDeleteAchingly, hauntingly beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteA timely piece. One can only hope it's not reversible.
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...irreversible! Whoops.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad, OE. It's the truth in your words that haunts.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your words, that final photo sent a chill down my spine. Mankind is so sure that we are the ultimate of God's creation and yet we systematically destroy that very creation. We know so very little about healing.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
This is such a damning indictment on a real predicament that we find ourselves in.....so powerfully presented here in your words.
ReplyDeleteTragic, and unfortunately too true.
ReplyDeleteI share Marilyn's response.
ReplyDeleteA different twist and poetic material for you this week, eh?
Randy