~Don't Let Our World End~

I wonder what will happen
when our world fills up with trash
the centuries of garbage
we have no where else to stash

we could put it in a rocket
and shoot it out to space
imagine all that stuff
orbiting in circled haste

from the outer reaches of space
it might resemble Saturn's rings
made of all our earthly
used and useless things

old greeting cards and newpapers
broken desks and chairs
unwanted stuff
about which anyone no longer cares

we could pile this garbage high
and build a ski resort
with snow on top
it might be fine for olympic sports

we could incinerate the stuff
and use it to make new energy
but the ashes would burn our eyes
and make our noses sneeze

poisoning the air on earth
so high and far and wide
we'd breath these noxious fumes
and wake up wondering why we died

we've made this mistake too often
many times before
our air is so polluted
we can't afford one more encore

so take all your stuff and use it once more
give some to life to that old eyesore
if it no longer fits, give it away
don't trash it, it just might make someone's day


old family heirlooms that don't fit your style
might perfectly suit a collector's wiles
recycle your stuff, use it again
with our future at stake, don't let the world end
~

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Cold hands means a warm heart

Thanks Julie...
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
~ environmentally safe hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

(big hugggsssssss) Oh Lyra, this is wonderful, sweet friend, it saddens me to see much of the world polluted and I am a tree-hugger I must admit and I know if we recycle we can save so much more! (sigh) I encourage all others to follow your lead to a clean world, sweet friend, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Thanks so much, James...
I know you are right about us being the biggest producers and consumers of garbage.
It would be terrible if the rest of the world ever caught up....but I think most of the other countries have a lot stricter environmental policies than we do...and so they may never catch up.......hopefully!
~ recycled hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled"  Gwendolyn Brooks

Thanks so much Paul...
I am glad that you agree with me...
We are eating up all of our open green space and filling it up with polluting factories.
There are also more and more cars on the road every year...but, I guess that there are more and more people also.
Hopefully, this planet won't explode someday.
~ hugs of time

[This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (07-16-2002 08:52 PM).]

Michael...
thanks so much and here is a recycled smile for you.
  ~ smiling hugs

[This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (07-16-2002 09:03 PM).]