The Belated Earth Day Post
I completely forgot about Earth Day this year. Last Friday, I was sitting in a Sushi restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, with my son and group of his friends when someone pointed out the Planet Earth printed on my T-shirt and asked if I wore it for the occasion. No, I was completely oblivious. My son Josh was too and he had a world map on his T-shirt, making me wonder if we know more unconsciously than the conscious mind will let on.
This is my belated anti-Hallmark Earth Day message from my poetry book, “Muses Like Moonlight:”
I.
“Save the Planet”
is a good slogan
Or is it a slow gun
we hold to our heads
a sound-bite to bypass our sins?
Is it a glossy sticker
on a gas guzzling bumper?
What does it mean to you?
II.
Highway encroachment
is a concrete build-up
like plaque-laden arteries
that cut off the heart
The more we pave it
the harder we become
The more roads we make
the more we are driven
April 29th, 2005 4:43 pm
Hi, Michele sent me! Lovely blog!
April 29th, 2005 6:20 pm
lovely poem.
I posted at Michele’s meet and greet that I didn’t think I had ever visited before but I remember you now. Lovely blog just as I remember it.
Hi! Michele sent me!
April 29th, 2005 6:24 pm
One other thing–my kids distracted me and I wrapped it up too soon!–I love the quote by Michele de Montaigne in your header. So true.
April 29th, 2005 10:52 pm
Hello,
You came by my blog and commented on a poem. Thank you 🙂
I’ve reviewed some of your articles here and enjoyed them very much. I like the wording in part II of the above Earth Day message. It sure speaks volumes! Keep up the good work!
P.S. I have family in Floyd, Va too. Beautiful country 🙂
-Carolyn
April 30th, 2005 1:34 pm
Hey Me again… i could’ve sworn I left a message here this a.m.??? I was going to say..we have a lot in common…one more thing Sushi..I love it the family hates it. I remembered Earth day only because I woke up to the radio guy saying VA is one of the most naturally polluted states in the U.S.? I find that hard to believe considering L.A’s smog and such..but there you go.
happy weekend! Thanks for the preschool congrats..I’ll keep blogging in the Fall no worries!!!