Whose Earth is this?
ask the trees reaching
to kiss mountainous sky.
Who cares for her?
ask the creatures all,
grateful for her bounty.
Machines rumble
forests fall – a stand
for progress answers none.
(Image my own. Poem first appeared here May of 2021)
One Woman's Quest 
The very pertinent question is’ Whose earth…’.People will realize their mistake one day but it will be too late, I’m afraid.
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We seem to have a hard time taking responsibility. Thanks Indira
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Reblogged this on Sharing Thoughts.
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Thanks for sharing
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a bitter truth VJ!~
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Indeed!
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😝🙃
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Your poem has given voice to how I’ve been feeling, particulary lately, as more and more swaths of woodlands are being decimated by developers. I LOVE how the image expresses the same thing without words.
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Same is happening here, Liz, with politicians turning a blind eye. It is disconcerting. Thanks.
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Wow, this is so powerful, VJ, and in just three stanzas. I enjoyed the personification of of the trees and the earth – it make the last stanza all the more powerful. Excellent post.
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Thanks LuAnne!
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Kiss that mountainous sky good-bye…feeling a little pessimistic this morning as I reflect on the smoke in the air, its causes, the words of our Premier Mr. Moe. and now your poem- which emotes a very subtle poignancy.
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Oh, it must be so frustrating!
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Your photo and poetry – beautiful. What humans have done to this earth: not so much.
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Agreed. Thanks Julie
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We humans are experts at ‘denial’ Until we accept and acknowledge….same old same old will go on and on. Thank you.
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So true. Always someone else’s problem
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The ultimate question 🌿 – eco
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One day they will understand. I had a teacher in high school who said, the planet will outlast us, and regenerate. Nature will survive despite what we do. This was 1980’s.. he’d already given up hope that we’d change.🥴
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I hear that argument too – a product of the helplessness we feel.
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💚
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Beautiful
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Thanks
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They’ll realize their mistake one day.
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I remember studying about pollution and the effect on the environment as a child. Still hasn’t sunk in, I guess.
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These are the people who refuse to see the truth.
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