This wind whistles a sad song
As it rumbles through baron trees
No humans left to sing along
No animals left to enjoy her breeze
It just blows around in the dust
People destroyed themselves for greed
Mother Nature finally had enough
"They loved money more than me"
"Humans polluted my waters
They kept poisoning my air
I warned them over and over
But they just didn't seem to care"
She tried to comfort the wind
Who's moans fell upon no one's ears
The wind is crying and lonely
There's no people left to hear
Dear Mother tried hard to explain
But the wind just blew harder
Trying to drowned out all the pain
Not believing that life was over
"Who will I cool in the hot summer?
Why did you do this, Dear Mother?
Who will play with me in the winter?
My breath will never be felt by another"
The angry wind was weeping
As her tears flooded the land
"Dear Wind, they did it to themselves
It was all done by their own hand"
She knew mother's words were true
But her rain continued to flow
The sky had never glowed so blue
As the healing began to show
The smog cleared from the skies
As the earth was again turning green
The wind had no more reason to cry
While Mother Nature continued to clean
The wind still missed the wildlife
As polluted oceans were now pristine
This has happened before in time
When dinosaurs were roaming free
"New life will soon return again"
This is my promise to thee"
Mother told the excited wind
My words are true, just wait and see"
The wind howled in pure delight
"Mother, will you have to do this again?"
Mother Nature just answered in a sigh
"It all depends on them, my dearest wind"
© 2021 Michael Messinger(All rights reserved)
Narrative Poetry