Thoughts while paddling

They say that life came from the sea

But what is that to you and me

Queueing for our Three for Two

At Sainsbury's or Lidl's who

Prefer us all to concentrate

On today's bargains while we wait

For Greenland's ice to melt away

Happy that the strawberries stay

Fresh at all times of the year

And hot-cross buns won't disappear

Like the polar bears and pandas

Captured on TV and cameras

But near extinction in the wild

Which creeps up on us, and the child

Today will never see the earth

As it existed at our birth.

Oh, why can we not pause and think

As we stand upon the brink

Of desolation, that this land

So tiny, vulnerable and

All we have, can be saved

If we want it and are brave

Enough to put the planet first

Not our egos or the cursed

Desire for money, growth and power;

Then there may be hope for all

And this tide's insistent call

To know our place among the rest

Will find us humans at our best. 

Brian Hick 26.9.09

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