there are those who
love the Earth,
who find beauty in forest clad hillsides
draped in morning mist, and peace where
waves crash upon a lonely shoreline
*
there are those who
listen to the Earth,
who hear symphonies of interconnected
existence as moths dance in twilight glow
and raindrops chime against unfurling leaves
*
there are those who
care for the Earth,
whose dirt covered hands encourage
new life to bloom and soils to flourish,
nursing green shoots with tender care
*
and there are those who
don’t love,
who don’t listen,
who don’t care,
whose hands poison and pollute
and destroy
*
but there are also those who
defend the Earth,
who raise voices in protest, framing fears
of future ruin within scaffolds of positive
action, dreaming of better days to come
Happy Earth Day! 🌎
An Enchanted Place 
Bare feet on the soil, nothing quite like it for connecting with nature!
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Definitely! I try to earth as often as I can. 😊 Thanks for reading, Peter.
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So true. So moving. Mother Earth was patient. She still is. She is just issuing a small warning of her power, humans are not the most important creatures by a long shot.
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My thoughts exactly. We all should remember that we are a part of nature, not her masters. Thanks for reading, Cindy.😊
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Lovely photos and an extremely well written and thought-provoking poem. We are all only custodians of this beautiful Earth and need to pay heed to her needs – and her warnings.
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