#earthday
I stand amidst a world so wide,
A wonderful place to reside -
With the earth beneath and the sky above,
Creating an endless circle of love
Rivers hum as they continue to flow,
In an universal language, I know,
As waters curl around stones to grin,
Saying to me - to end is to begin
The wind moves gently as if still,
Somewhere some birds sing and trill,
And in the chorus of birds and breeze,
In the sway of branches and leaves -
A feeling in my heart becomes clear,
This is my home and I'm happy to be here!
Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM UTC
green bills
beehives go quiet
Apr 22
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM UTC
Nature is a wonder,
as pollution causes blunders.
The fire in the crust rages,
as trees are torn out like pages.
The clouds block the wind,
but smog cuts it like cheese rind.
The water goes down the river,
but it sees the land cut in sliver.
The whale sings in the ocean,
to praise its extinction.
They say the future has come,
but they **** the bees that humm.
The land below goes down,
when the tree is removed from the brown.
People fight for the crown,
while the animals raid the town.
Lets save the earth,
the mother who gave us birth.
Lets do it for earth day,
as we clean the bays.
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020 at 4:41 AM UTC
I see trees burnt black
Dead roses too
Nothing can bloom
No flowers new
And I think to myself
What have we done to this earth ?
The sky is ablaze
The sun glows white
Smog stays all day
A forest burns at night
And I think t myself
What have we done to this world ?
The fish are full of plastic
Seabirds can’t fly
Red tide is like blood
Whales washed up to die
There’s an island of garbage
Drawn on the map
The sea turns toxic
An ocean of crap
And I think t myself
What have we done to this earth ?
Babies cry because they know
They will reap just what we sow
And I think to myself
What have we done to this world ?
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020 at 4:30 AM UTC
Environmental advice
from a re-purposed hag:
Stop driving cars.
Use a re-usable bag.
Cook dinner at home.
Adopt children, not pets.
Don't use plastic cups.
Don't eat tuna caught with nets.
Don't toss out food--
it becomes methane gas.
Stop shopping for clothes;
give consumerism a pass.
Wear natural fabrics.
Turn off extra lights.
Use solar cells.
Live the days and sleep the nights.
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020 at 11:14 AM UTC
Human beauty is nothing compared to nature's beauty.
Human noise is nothing compared to nature's noise.
Human anger is nothing compared to nature's anger.
Humans are nothing compared to nature.
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019 at 11:32 AM UTC
Green
Blue
Gold
Many colors
Earth has many colors
Earth has many mysteries
Earth has many creatures
Earth has been alive for millions of years
But what's to say Earth won't die
Earths main enemies you ask?
The only creatures that can talk
The only creatures that can drive
The only creatures that create and destroy
Humans
Humans need to stop
Humans need to change
Humans need to learn to grow
A flower would be the perfect teacher
An animal would be the perfect master to the student
I would know
I ride horses
And even though I have a human instructor
My ultimate teacher is my four legged go kart
Apr 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019 at 10:12 PM UTC
Skies are darkened over our country today,
Still, there's hope for "...we(e),..." know
Though democracy's thread is bare,
And the people, the needle, dull,
Somehow the thimble, our common humanity,
Will bear us through by bringing us
Together in the end, in time to mend
The whole of the fabric of life.
Apr 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019 at 9:37 PM UTC
As acid rain from your closed eye,
An acre of rainforest falls each
Second, Earth's tears bleeding,
For, all you see is grey.
Apr 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019 at 3:15 PM UTC
Not unlike the rest of you
I was placed here
From beyond
Set adrift into this realm
Forced to be as one
The wreckage of my landing
The misery of my birth
We can never hope to be
More than what comes first
Holding on to misery
Somewhere deep within
It finds it's way up to the suffice
Every now and then
Beyond the realm
Of gravitational pull
We shall break away
From the natural rules
Until then
Keep our Mother safe
After all
We are all together in this
Twirling through
Outer space
...
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018 at 10:23 PM UTC
the sun waved to me
said something about a breathtaking smile.
the moon leaned in
whispered something about sorrowful eyes.
I saw you walking towards me,
green and blue and full of life.
Flowers bloomed, the wind sighed.
They were teaching me about
love and sacrifice.
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018 at 7:08 PM UTC
we are not alone.
we have the cackling call of the
wise old crow
and the warbling whistle of the
persistent loon,
to remind us of that....
we are not alone.
we have the magnificent trees,
our sisters,
limbs outstretched in a forever
welcoming hug
providing shelter and shade and
authentic beauty just because
they can,
to remind us of that....
we are not alone.
we have the near-unbreakable rocks
and stones pregnant with resiliency
and raw grit, bathed in
curious colors from the
spark of life;
pinks, mauves, apricots, greys
and deep brick reds,
to remind us of that....
we are not alone
we have the playful wind and sky
weaving her many moods and contradictions,
orchestrating the elements while
caressing our skin and kissing our hair
never abandoning and always constant,
to remind us of that....
we are not alone.
we have the vivid green grass
full of ***** and willpower,
fearlessly embracing its
bold freshness and
seasonal rebirth, chanting:
"live boldly in THIS season in
THIS hour in THIS moment
because the only constant is change!"
to remind us of that....
loneliness is not a place
but a perspective.
not a feeling
but a thought.
not a reality
but an illusion.
nature is our constant comrade
showing up every single day of our lives,
regardless of the weather -
to not only breathe life into us
but right along with us.
she is us and we are her,
as we destroy her, we destroy ourselves
as we show her reverence and respect,
we show reverence and respect to ourselves,
and our Creator.
so don’t be a ****
happy earth day
2018
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018 at 6:36 PM UTC
We do not own the earth
no one does
it gives shelter to many lives
lets the mother nature rule the way.
The consequence of humans breaking the rule
countless times
the balance is disrupted
It is killing the earth slowly
affecting flora and fauna.
Humans may try to find another planet to disrupt
try to pollute other spaces with their selfishness
Taking advantage of Earth's kindness,
leaving behind the unrecyclable waste
The disaster is set to come
And the destruction will be worse.
Save the Earth now
let the life grow.
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018 at 9:18 AM UTC
And rather die as a mayfly, in one day, on their feet,
Than live as long as an eagle flies, on their knees.
"...It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain...",
One instant can damage so much Grace,
Yet, abominable that only 400 years of supposed science has almost
Destroyed what it took The Evolution 15 billion years to create, the Earth's life!
Extinction is forever and no one will wear it well, the corporate structure's
Convolution need not con anyone, we let them steer our perceptions and ships.
Walking in nature's balance, giving back to her abundance, "...we(e)...",
Illimitable in potential, and indivisible as life, evince to be!
"...They don't stand a chance against our ...(heart),
No, they don't stand a chance against our love..."
If you're lifelong students, self-actuating and evolving, leaving no footprints
That followed none, they will echo forever on, in all ways, always,
Only if humanity gains the sanity to abolish the 'use' of fossil fuels,
Thereby abolishing global defacto-slavery, as well. Be well.
"...There's a beacon in the sky meant to catch your eye...",
Words weren't meant for cowards, be brave...".
The Cosmos can't stop us from basing global society on scarcity, instead of nature's abundance.
Tragically, our delusions won't be dispelled until that premeditated extermination of 7 billion.
Mar 27, 2018
Mar 27, 2018 at 2:11 AM UTC
forget all your selfish rights its about our world’s birthday
an organized campaign to remind you of public consciousness
lets think about our annual environmental concerns event, but just for one day
from grassroots to ancestral roots for our future youth
who needs clean air, water, energy anyway
Remember what you learned, now practice it in the next days
Earth is the real house, the greatest phenomena, in life’s miracle play
My birthright is give her my respects and repay
Not to turn it into mother nature’s biggest grave
Apr 23, 2017
Apr 23, 2017 at 1:05 AM UTC
It was spring, my favorite season.
The trees gathered their color from when the winter took it away.
The flowers began to bloom, the colors yellow, and purple that hid with the grass .
The sun that shone bright, how the clouds stood the way they were late at night
The birds chirping happy to be back home after a long cold winter
Humid by morning, cloudy by noon, rainy by night were the days i was looking forward to.
Apr 22, 2017
Apr 22, 2017 at 3:33 PM UTC
Last night
I lifted my head
to the sky
seemingly
not so far away
like my dog on the porch
listening
to the songs of the frogs
singing up a storm
I asked her, sweet mutt
of mine to interpret
their words
and she looked at me
as if to say
just listen my friend
they sing of the wind
and the pines
the ocean
that great saltwater dish
where we were born
and the coming
of a great tide
and how we should be
more kind
to our Mother
the Earth tomorrow
on her Birthday
they sing instructions
and warnings
of obituaries heard
in a thunderous warming
then she sighed
and closed her eyes
thumping her tail
in time with the chorous
as the moon
raised his great blind eye
up over the forest.
Apr 22, 2017
Apr 22, 2017 at 8:28 AM UTC
**Earth Day, April 22, 2017 "give back to Earth",
as an "offering" for all the planet gives us.**
For Global Earth Day information visit: http://www.earthday.org/
Her ominous shadow
shown a path
far beyond the miles high
a majestic mountain stood
Silently climbing down
million year old
steep canyon walls
at dawn,
each step chosen carefully
coursing with purpose
Finding a way forward
was the only way
to look back up
river carved ravines
where higher ground
once stood
Instincts drawn downward
gravity feed towards
the faint murmurs
deep echoes tracery
down sheer basalt cliffs
Artesian waters'
resounding gurgles ―
bubble up to quench
a lost soul’s incurably
intrinsic parching thirst;
to find an unfolding
metamorphic peace
in the trove of igneous
fountain veins of earth
There’s not need to wait
on sunrise pathways lit ―
there is no fear of gravity’s
downward silent weight
nor burden to be borne
Listening beyond dark silence .
igneous bedrock roots
beckon deeper expanse ;
spirit realms of ancient souls
whisperer like thunder
to the soul of man ―
Awakening ruptured lifelines
deep below earthen crust ,
creations hidden essence
eternally remembered
by the light above ...
April 2017 © harlon rivers ... all rights reserved
Apr 21, 2017
Apr 21, 2017 at 10:02 AM UTC
We are like a tattoo,
forever there changing.
We cover the Earth's beauty,
like a scar of the skin.
As time passes, we change.
We spread in all directions
slowly fading, sinking down,
down into the skin of the earth.
Contaminants!
We overlap,
lose our beauty in the concrete jungle.
We become ugly.
Loosen out grip on nature,
but we envy its eternal youth.
We want to go back to our original beauty.
We can't.
We grow old.
We continue to fade until we are a form with no beauty.
Till the earth is covered.
Humans are Earth's fading tattoo.
Aug 19, 2016
Aug 19, 2016 at 5:23 PM UTC
*First light in the Hudson Valley
Arbor Day of April, 1970.*
Adrenaline coursed through our young
bodies, our hearts on fire with purpose.
As we rode our bikes, walked, or jogged miles
to our rural high school, red-winged blackbirds
called out from the misty swamps.
Beautiful but invading, acres of purple loosestrife
were rapidly taking over their wetland habitats.
Harbingers of the forests, blue jays issued
warning cries from deep in the woods,
where blights were killing our trees
with increasing frequency.
Three of us rode together, cycling in relative
silence, until we came to a meadow
selected for our early breakfast picnic.
We feasted on special fruits and cheeses,
hungrily stuffing in rare treats.
One friend began to send iridescent
soap bubbles into the chilly air.
Up they rose, up over the soft, puffy cloud
of her reddish curls, and into the dawning sun.
One bubble landed, unbroken, in the cold, dewy grass.
We stared at it, somehow understanding that here
was a delicate metaphor for our own fragile planet.
Approaching our school now, we breathed deeply the fragrance
of apple blossoms from commercial orchards all around us.
The spraying of pesticides had yet to be banned.
We were sleepy in our classes that morning;
most of our teachers understanding that we stood
now for something worthwhile, that we believed in,
and they smiled with kindness, some even with approval.
Our principal agreed to an awareness-raising slide show
designed for our fellow students, teachers and parents.
An intelligent man, he was admirably tolerant of the wave
of changes that our generation brought with us.
Smoke stacks, polluted water, and dying wildlife
flashed onto a screen in the darkened auditorium,
accompanied by the vivid symphonic power of
Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'- a score so revolutionary
that a riot broke out at its premier, in May of 1913.
We had no idea then how much worse things would become.
All these years later, we each do our part, blessing
the efforts of our children and their children,
hoping fervently that we are not too late.
Apr 22, 2016
Apr 22, 2016 at 2:37 PM UTC