Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The Future of the Planet

Circle
Has a beginning and an end;
Where do the two points meet?
Life is a circle
The planet is life
Planet too is a circle.
That End will join Beginning is a given
just a matter of when.
Mayan calendar interpreters say 2012
Others believe the end is not in sight.
I for one see signposts popping up everywhere
pointing to a planet in blight,
interspersed
with a few markers of hope.
We each have the responsibility to delve
into questions like:
Am I part of the problem or the solution?
What is my contribution
towards saving or destroying?

Whether the future looks bleak or bright,
the prescription is to live each minute to the Fullest,
to respect and honour life (= planet)
and consciously live:
Do our utmost to reduce footprint,
Do the Spiritual work.
Reduce Take and increase Give
Vote with our purchases.
Only by following this remedy
is there hope of healing
and preventing the end.
Which may be necessary
in order for emergence
of a new era.

3 comments:

Granny Smith said...

A wise prescription in poetic form. Thank you.

San said...

its clear you thought this through. :)

Jennifer Hicks said...

divine! i read the first several lines over and over and over again to let them seep in. that everything is circular struck me as so real. i really felt you letting the thoughts roll freely. oh how happy i am that you're a scribbling partner!