She was the most beautiful one She could take the breath away and leave you without words From sunrise to sunset, she sparkled and mesmerized She was a Princess, of royal lineage Bedecked in multi colours Her flowing gown was the brightest, purest azure Sprinkled with precious stones of diamond and Amethyst Her touch was soft and sensual When she sang, the birds listened and the storms abated And her heart, her pure heart, encompassed all who dwelled with her She opened her house to nourish strangers And fed the poor with rich delicasies She poured cool water into the parched mouths of the weary And joyous wine into the cups of the downtrodden Her own ******* gently suckled orphans She made her scented gardens available to those who roam And prepared the softest beds for those who were without abode She never stopped giving Yet, this world and strangers did not value her, did not love her They were not grateful They used her for their own ends And plundered her belongings, even her own heart Men were not content to gaze upon her loveliness But siezed her violently with soiled sinews They tore her adornment from her body And leered greedily at her nakedness They beat her prettiness into blood and smears And burned her skin with torches They mauled her ******* and drained them dry They penetrated her and violated her Leaving her in shame and degradation And when they were satisfied, and their vile ***** had taken root They left her **** and weeping In anguish and near death And in her agony and death throes She cried out for her Father This world has come full circle From darkness and watery surface To darkness and smoke This home which we call earth Has filled our every need This luxurious dwelling place, alone in the vast cosmos Was perfect and pure It was a residence unmatched in the known universe A home with all we need The Landlord prepared it well Built to the highest standards With all amenities And so many desirable things to please And some of us tenants complied with it's demise in ignorance While others, daring and arrogant Used it, abused it and vandalized it We have sullied the neighbourhood And disrupted the peace We have let it run into disrepair The greatest property neglect of all time We have gorged ourselves on the feasts that were left in the home And tore up the fruit gardens and flower beds We have turned it's garden into a ******* tip But our tenancy is about to end The lease has run out And we failed in our stewardship of this beautiful world For this pretty planet cries out for justice For restoration Who will save our earth? Will the great and wise men of politics take a moment from their lunch meetings to act instead of speak? Or will the gods of science humble themselves and refrain from tampering with nature, Finding ever new ways to produce new things? Do the entrepeneurs and mass producers still have conscience in their soul? Or will they forge ahead advertizing yet more junk that we “need”? Can protesters and hate-mongers breath new life into our world's lungs? And will we accept our complicity, and repent? Will the childen see tommorow, through the smoke and ash? The earth cires out She languishes and weeps glaciers that flood our lives Her spine snaps with violent thud of explosion and shaft And finally, she calls His name For the “Ancient of days” has not forgotten The benevolent Landlord is watching, waiting His fury is restrained, for now To allow us one more chance to change He saw this all from afar, from far back in history And he warned us all He knew what the tenants might do And he has sworn “He will bring to ruin those ruining the earth” And He promises that some of us will be innocent “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”