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The theme for our April 19th Prompt, we kept in honor of Earth Day (April 22, 2022). Though Earth Day should be celebrated every day (though more with environmentalists and other earth-conscious people), it is observed in April and the world theme this year was "Investing in our Planet."
 
 We asked poets to write a poem about earth, how can its wonderful elements be restored, how can natural resources be preserved before they become extinct and what does it mean and how does it affect them? What can humanity do to make a difference? Our hearts and souls were truly touched beyond measure, the entries submitted by all who had participated in our prompt were recognized with special recognition as well as Twelve Best Entries selected to be published here on the Blog.

"The High-tech Means"

Our reticent existence on earth
 Is replete with a bunch of cravings
 
 Our dearly loved persons are worth
 To be mourned for their love's saving.
 
 They stepped down into the great beyond',
 Leaving us forever, taking their last yawn.
 
 Some kinsmen have known an estrangement;
 Some amici have abandoned the arrangement.
 
 Beyond distances, on the surface of the screens,
 The worlds are forgathered via high-tech means.
 
 
 © Walid Boureghda

"This Fuming Earth"

Twirling her deliberate mist
 of a mix
 From her exhaust burns
 in rancorous duels,
 To quest this Serene azure
 Of Nature's tranquil magnanimity to man.
 
 Here is man's mundane cloud
 Soaring illegitimately as cursed;
 In a seemless self esteem
 of avarice...
 Scaring a fateful divinity
 of her locale.
 
 And up, up, up in her circlical circus
 She twirls her plageous spread
 Choking a purity
 With a verbose puff
 And inflated pomposity
 To flaunt a florescent of bloom
 That is naturally bestowed
 For sheer avarice!
 
 And the bestowed-blooming blools
 of the Earth
 Bewails this trepidation
 From a bloom to gloom
 As trepid
 And pallid;
 Pallor is the feat to survive; and
 Stunted is their wilting glare
 As man feigns a symbiosis
 With the ordained.
 
 Man himself a selfish casualty
 of his futile quest
 Bares the exacerbating brunts
 of his brutish bear.
 
 The spheres as stuffy; hurt at it
 They fume their effervescent effusion,
 The seas spouts their spills now, in
 Their wrath against man
 The Earth squeaks a tremor to quake,
 Gaping wide a gaping gorge
 Of anger...this mutating mystery of man's
 monstrous manifest;
 Instilling a mirage to be the preordained.
 
 © Kichime Philibus Elisha

"The Weeping Earth"

The earth was gifted to man as his habitat
 There are vast seas, oceans and rivers
 Where fish and marine resources thrive
 So man would be able to survive
 There were lush vegetations around
 Tall mountains and wide valleys
 Fresh air and gushes of wind
 Rains and sunshine the makes plants grow
 What a wonderful paradise as a prize
 But greed entered the hearts of some men
 They want earn more than they worked for
 Dynamite fishing became rampant
 Some people became negligent with their waste
 They dumped them on the ocean floor

Depriving fishes of their oxygen
 While quarrying eroded the mountains
 Forests have been denuded of valuable trees
 Now man is suffering from his greed
 There is flooding and uncontrolled erosion
 Man, what you have done to my planet?
 What will the future generation have?
 The planet earth is a gift to all of us
 So we must learn to love her for all ages.
 The resources of the earth have also its limitations
 Learn to conserve the forests, avoid too much quarrying
 Clean the waterways so the fishes can breathe.
 Man, you only have one habitat, and that is the EARTH.

© Dolores Lapinid

"SAVE GREEN PLANET"
 
 Save this green planet
 Protect beautiful earth
 For us and our posterity
 That is perpetual mirth
 
 Be eco-friendly
 Be environment friendly
 Caring for ozone layer
 Save the planet lovely
 
 Less pollution is
 The best solution
 That's the way out for
 Earth's protection
 
 Harness energy
 Save green energy
 Save water
 To produce hydro-energy
 
 Take care of water reserves
 Minerals we should preserve
 Water and energy
 We ought to conserve
 
 Save water, save world
 That's the slogan for future world
 Ocean, river, brook, rivulet
 That's our valuable asset
 
 Mountains and mines
 Stunningly reserves fine
 Observe "Earth Day", with spirit true
 New agenda we should construe !!
 
 
 © Subhashchandra B. Adhav
 India

LET'S SAVE OUR PLANET
 

Let's save our planet,

A bright future for every child,

Where they could grow happily,

To keep an eye on the swallow's flight,

To walk on earth fearless,

With optimism and no threats.

Let's keep our planet safe,

It is the only home of the whole world,

Where beautiful gardens are streched,

Dreams come true like fantasy spells.

Let's save our planet,

A butterfly's flight to a colorful flower,

A blue vault and water deep,

Flowery meadows; fragrant.

Let's keep our planet safe,

Since there is no other for us,

It represents life for all people,

Let's keep it as the air that is inhaled,

Because of everything that lives here,

and much more...

Let's save our planet,

Thus we will save ourselves, too.

Without it - other values are worthless.

Let's protect our planet,

The future of humanity; the world.

Everyone is equally entitled to it,

To keep it alive and call it a "mother".
 

Snežana Šolkotović

A brighter tomorrow

Mother nature embrace us with nature's best each new day.
 The sunshine and rain the day and night the plants and animals .
 You and I placed on earth we have dominion over them s

o let's do what's best for them to live our lives longer on earth
 Stop the war, let's live as one big family.
 Control the winds of technology that's sweeping out land,

cutting trees and killing its inhabitants.
 Build parks and gardens, preserve flora and fauna,

preserve the sea life by controlling the ships that sail through the seas.
 Peace to the world and its inhabitants.

Stop destroying lives for greed and pride.

We will soon see all that God has given us lost in civilization.
 Plant a tree today. Place in the bin plastics and all.

Do not polute the sea. It starts with you and me for them to see.
 
 Jaynobo Jaymes

'Dormitory Waiting Shed'

Gamut Of
 Banyan And Peepul Tree

Is A Renaissance
 Of Being Together

In A Dormitory
 Waiting Shed

Where
 A Destitute Busy Voyager
 Rest In Peace
 For A While

To
 Obscure The Plans
 Of
 Do's And Don'ts
 In A Thought.

And I
 As An Omnipresent
 Love Worshipper
 Silently Resides
 On A Date

To Worship
 The Company Of Everything
 Which Is
 For Me
 As A Beholder
 To Hold.

Everything
 Anything
 That Is In
 The Dormitory
 Waiting Shed.
 
 © (Bipin Tiwari)

बिपिन तिवारी

bipintiwari655@gmail.com

सिक्किम भारत

THE SYNERGY OF NATURE'S BEAUTY

 From this telestial perch,I stare at the firmament
 The celestial umbrella with many compounds in conferment
 In the day,its face opens the mouth,to shine the sun
 Illuminating the earth , creating a panoramic sight of bucolic landscape
 The sky drenches the sunny ethereal, impregnate cloud with a son
 And the crisp autumn wind whips the light away for the dusk,as they escape
 To announce the coming of the moon,the queen and its attendants,the stars

The innocent moon sweeps the sky , packing the cloud to a hide
 And the twinkling stars peep smilingly at the captivating cloud to deride
 The scarf trees on the Amazon resonate the silent music sing by the stars
 Sparkling the splendid luminary , radiating the Terra in a dazzling beamy pars
 The night insects chirp, singing the moon to send more attendants
 That missile the sky with stunning sparkling light, glistening so chilly
 In a blooming meadow, inhabiting games in their freelage and flowery Lilly

The towering Iroko tree announces the verdant forest
 With flowery vegetations, lushing the earth in a wooing etherealed fest
 And the brisk forest fountains its misty dew with seasoning spring
 Announcing Winter to summer the autumn, for decidous trees'leaves parting
 To clothe the naked wilderness with pristine spectacularly flowery look,sun drenched
 In every idyllic corner of landspace ,opens to flirting with its tongue frenched

The Almighty's vicegerals ,lord over all on Earth
 Taming the refractory creatures to their domisticsted berth
 Even the celestial hosts, function to satisfy human
 The lunar light, lamps the night for man's pleasured lire
 As the stars guide and direct all many to their desires
 And the sun shines and rains to sprout our vegetations
 The Earth is a mat ,playing host to all in its habitations
 And the heavens shade us as an umbrella upon our heads
 Painting its eyebrow under the tutelage of the glowing rainbows in the sky like beads.

The synergies of nature is a beauty working for human comfort
 A precept to all human races to exist in one complementary fort.

© Ikwulono Mohammed Senison

Earth: Save me
 

No religion for me
 *********
 I follow you
 No religion for me
 only the religion to see
 where humans live together no animals to be
 for even animals are soft
 wild as they are made to be
 in their greed perturbed
 no hate in it to see
 preserving their life
 safe in environments that see
 no heinous crimes no rapes in it to flee
 devouring the hate that lives in it to be
 the hate of the world in it to see
 to extinguish life
 in it to blow
 in it to Free
 like the animals
 lets set ourselves free
 for they only kill for hunger
 no power games to play
 in their hunger
 to tame even the deer’s
 in their love not prey
 satisfied in an existence
 Happy in it to be
 life am I better than the animals I see
 I learn from thee
 Do they pray to God
 I wonder
 as I look at them
 playing so free
 in a terrain guarding their environment
 with such glee
 In my Nature it’s God to see
 for in him I pray
 to respect him to be the natural me
 in his nature to see me
 as the sun goes down settling for the night
 looking for a prey
 praying to me
 God let me be in your nature I see me
 in every human to see your love for me
 in their love I turn
 don’t destroy the environment
 if you really profess
 your love in your God
 to say
 “God love me”

Copyright @ Nutan Sarawagi
 Inspired by Pramila Khadun

Yes, I'll not hear the nightingale!

You have denuded me, and robbed me
 Of my jewellery green; the flourishing
 Flora is shrinking in space, and
 Dense forests are vanishing fast;

You have contaminated my water sources,
 By polluting them with harmful trash,
 And drawn from ample surface reservoirs,
 Every drop of water; how can I
 Quench the thirst of teeming millions,
 Nestled into my cozy lap;

You have caused the emissions of poisonous
 Gases, badly affecting the pure air;
 You are the culprit, you are the victim,
 Nobody can help you in this universe;

You have invented plastic, and my bosom
 Is littered with plastic waste; even
 The deep seas are facing the calamity,
 As flora and fauna find it difficult
 To breathe and survive in
 Their beautiful and enchanting world;

Wake up from your narcissistic slumber,
 You are inviting your own doom;
 There is lot to do to save
 Yourself, and me too-O, human!
 I'm your Mother Earth, wailing in distress
 For long, and waiting for redemption
 Of your solemn pledge to save the earth,
 And to save humanity from extinction.

 © Rakesh Chandra.

SAVE MOTHER EARTH

Earth is not just a planet, it's our life-giving 'Mother Earth',
 Mother Earth has given us food, water, clean air, and many natural resources.
 We will always be indebted to Mother Earth who nurtured us and carried our burdens,
 Let's pledge to protect Mother Earth and its precious natural wealth.

Let's promote plantation and reforestation on a large scale to keep the earth beautiful and green,
 Maintain ecological balance to protect fauna and flora.
 To keep seas and rivers pollution free, don't throw garbage and dead residue into them,
 To prevent all types of pollution, put more emphasis on pollution control.

Always promote reduce, reuse and recycle concepts,
 Reduce consumption of fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum.
 Reduce excess emissions of carbon dioxide to prevent the rise in temperature,
 Reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizers in the fields to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

Prevent toxic gases from industries to keep the atmosphere pure,
 We must promote sustainable development to meet human needs and protect the environment.
 Let's keep the air clean and let all living beings breathe in pure air,
 Let's save Mother Earth together and spread happiness everywhere.

©Deepti Shakya

India

Time to act

Mother earth is fed up with the sapiens
 She won't plead anymore to the patrons
 It's time to understand and comprehend
 If we want to breathe and live healthy
 The need of the hour is to plant trees.

Our duty is to save earth, save water, save soil for progeny
 If we want to survive and thrive
 Abide with the law of sutainability
 Invest our time for mother earth
 Pamper her with the love she deserves.

Sow a seed of happiness today by planting saplings
 Let thy offsprings reap the fruits of benefits
 Drape the barren soul with robes of greenery
 Reap sumptuous wealth, return to her the treasure of prosperity.

©Anjana Prasad