“And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. I would not change it.”
–William Shakespeare, As You Like it
The robin sings on Earth Day morning
Songs of love, and calls of warning
Stories heard in brooks and trees
Stories we must try to heed
Before it is too late
Yet, look, the
Full moon
Shines
Brightly
On us all
The fox and owl
The polar bear, too,
Though ice melts at the poles
And coral reefs are bleaching
Still tonight we’re here together
And Robin will sing in the morning
NaPoWriMo, Day 22 A bit late, but it’s been a busy day.
Today’s challenge: A poem for Earth Day. Happy Earth Day and Happy Passover!
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I know the quote but forgot it came from As You Like It. Ah, the sands of time . . . !
🙂
Love these images, Merril. It’s so filled with hope and endurance through all the changes in life.
Thanks so much, Kathy!
Just right that it circles around. (K)
Thanks, K!
Amazing!!! An hour glass shape poem for the earth day.Good one
Thanks so much! 🙂
I love the hope in this, the bright moon shining on us all–the beauty as well as the “calls of warning,” and how we’re all in it together.
Thank you! I had a hard time with this prompt–and I had so much going on this past weekend.
I’m so glad–and impressed–that you powered through. 🙂 I have been very unfair to the prompts that don’t grab me right away.
Thanks, Jennifer. I’ve skipped a couple of the prompts. I’m attempting a sonnet today. We’ll see. . .