Declined: An Earth Day Lament
a rhymed poem for Earth Day144 total reviews
Comment from Debra White
How frustrating I don't have a 6* to award you...grr!
I really enjoy the message you get over here Brooke. We really do push earth to the limit with our disrespect of the environment. I guess it really is just a matter of time before earth stops yielding what we need to survive ourselves. We reap what we sow...
I like the 2 different mothers represented in your poem - mother earth and mothers like you and I. Nice comparisons made.
I've yet to find my limit with my kids, although they do push it sometimes!
I really enjoyed your poem, thanks for sharing it :) Debra
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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How frustrating I don't have a 6* to award you...grr!
I really enjoy the message you get over here Brooke. We really do push earth to the limit with our disrespect of the environment. I guess it really is just a matter of time before earth stops yielding what we need to survive ourselves. We reap what we sow...
I like the 2 different mothers represented in your poem - mother earth and mothers like you and I. Nice comparisons made.
I've yet to find my limit with my kids, although they do push it sometimes!
I really enjoyed your poem, thanks for sharing it :) Debra
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Debra, thank you so much for a truly thoughtful response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from God's Writer
I think this is the best poem That I have read that you have written. So deep and analytically. So profound. Well written. I will have to study this poem.
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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I think this is the best poem That I have read that you have written. So deep and analytically. So profound. Well written. I will have to study this poem.
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Thank you so much, Erick - I'm delighted you like this poem so much :-) I also appreciate your generous exceptional rating :-) Brooke
Comment from Fleedleflump
It's a state of affairs everyone pays lip-service to but none want to actually face, mefears (do you like my newly created archaic word?). You keep the message fresh by paralleling personal relationships more directly than just using 'mother nature' and that lifts this above most similar poems. Of course, it helps that you're a bloody good poet :-).
Mike
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It's a state of affairs everyone pays lip-service to but none want to actually face, mefears (do you like my newly created archaic word?). You keep the message fresh by paralleling personal relationships more directly than just using 'mother nature' and that lifts this above most similar poems. Of course, it helps that you're a bloody good poet :-).
Mike
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
Comment from Cariboubill
Thanks for the warning. Simple but pleasant rhyme scheme. The picture and color add to the total effect, also. Poetry should please the eye as well as the ear. This one does.
...Bill
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Thanks for the warning. Simple but pleasant rhyme scheme. The picture and color add to the total effect, also. Poetry should please the eye as well as the ear. This one does.
...Bill
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Bill, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Aussie
Happy Earth Day to you too! I don't think we celebrate it here - still, your poem was a nice tribute to the bounty of the earth that feeds us, we take too much for granted (some do) and man plays god with hybrid breeding of all sorts of fruits; we need to give thanks for everything we consume because it won't always be pure. Thanks for sharing Mrs Faery
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Happy Earth Day to you too! I don't think we celebrate it here - still, your poem was a nice tribute to the bounty of the earth that feeds us, we take too much for granted (some do) and man plays god with hybrid breeding of all sorts of fruits; we need to give thanks for everything we consume because it won't always be pure. Thanks for sharing Mrs Faery
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Too bad other countries don't join in more with this day :-) I agree, most people take too much for granted when it comes to our planet and her resources :-) Thank you, Kay :-) Brooke
Comment from robina1978
I had never heard of Earth Day before. But I think you did right by writing a Lament as all is going wrong at the moment. I can certainly relate.
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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I had never heard of Earth Day before. But I think you did right by writing a Lament as all is going wrong at the moment. I can certainly relate.
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Ine, I'm learning from other reviewers that many other countries don't really participate in this day :-) Thanks so much. Brooke
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welcome
Comment from TELLER OF TALES
To the author, you selected a very beautiful sketch, wich goes very nicely with your piece, wonderful coordination of words,brilliantly expressed, and compossed, i liked it very much, your words send a very powerful message, i defeneatly recommend it to everyone.......THE TELLER OF TALES......
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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To the author, you selected a very beautiful sketch, wich goes very nicely with your piece, wonderful coordination of words,brilliantly expressed, and compossed, i liked it very much, your words send a very powerful message, i defeneatly recommend it to everyone.......THE TELLER OF TALES......
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Thank you so very much, Teller of Tales :-) Brooke
Comment from reconciled
Well my mother certainly did...-wink- Hello Brooke...I'm hoping she's gonna' let me come back home soon...will see lol Alright wonderful stuff love you Michael
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2013
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Well my mother certainly did...-wink- Hello Brooke...I'm hoping she's gonna' let me come back home soon...will see lol Alright wonderful stuff love you Michael
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2013
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Thanks so very much, Michael :-) Brooke
Comment from ~Dovey
This is a beautiful poem, Brooke. Such a wonderful tribute to Earth Day. You raise a valid point in your author's notes, with any luck mankind will listen. Loved the picture you chose for illustration and your rhyme scheme was spot on. Excellent work. :)
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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This is a beautiful poem, Brooke. Such a wonderful tribute to Earth Day. You raise a valid point in your author's notes, with any luck mankind will listen. Loved the picture you chose for illustration and your rhyme scheme was spot on. Excellent work. :)
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Dovey, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Connie C
I appreciate your message here, Brooke, and I like the picture of the fairy plucking a piece of fruit. We do indeed abuse our resources. Thank you for sharing this.
Connie
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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I appreciate your message here, Brooke, and I like the picture of the fairy plucking a piece of fruit. We do indeed abuse our resources. Thank you for sharing this.
Connie
Comment Written 23-Apr-2013
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2013
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Connie, thank you so very much :-) Brooke