Mother Earth

The truth as I see it

Let me
just
write
this down

Late rain
falling soft
from heaven
love to all
of earth
is given

Sunshine
sparkles
in the spray
Rainbow seen
no other way
Life resumes
from the decay

Slowly
sprouting
from the ground
flowers are creeping
up a mossy mound
Sunshine lights up
the emerald grass
which is leaning to one side
to let the flowers pass

They silently grow
without harm
and bloom into beauty
overflowing with charm

Dancing on the breeze
and resting in a daze
they attract
all sorts of praise
Birds sing songs
of a lovely sight
Bees buzzzz all about

Perfume swirling in the air
creating a purple haze
at which you cannot
help but smell

Summers warmth
on the Breeze
apple blossom flowering
on dewy trees
sunshine rays
light up the
dark days
of winters past
creamy gold honeysuckle
and lilac lavender
fill the sweet air
with scents softer
than satin
as though floating
on a gentle breath
of warm air
from the mouth
of Mother Nature herself

Leaves gently
whisper
on trees
as they
get swayed
softly
by the crisp
breeze

Tall stands the Redwood tree
the rain falls from the east
washing away
a thousand ages of great souls
west of the rapids
my people say
there are fables
of Redwood trees
that house the souls
of brave warriors
Rebellious
as they pierce the sky
frightening
heights
that touch
the clouds
Standing strong
against man
and nature
many heroes
passed through them

Peace and warmth
flow through my veins
as I lie here on golden land
of these beautiful plains
magically colored
rolling emerald hills

Resting on my back
soaking in the beauty
I stare at the sky
and silently relax

Longing
of the heart
still sound
seen its beauty
all around
nothing can
this power
confound
truth
that's in us
will resound

Rainbow
memory
of truth
is security
enough
mankind made
of greater stuff

I blink and breathe
in wonder
as the minutes pass
sifting through
the memories of the past
I feel the universe pull

A breath of air is inhaled
with all of its crisp taste
clean yet unclean
filthy'd by the arrogance of man
under-appreciated

Only appreciated by a few

Soaking it all in
my eyes closed
to save a dying picture
of a fast fading time

For what is here today
can soon be stripped away tomorrow

Rotting garbage
fills the once sweet air
with putrid scents
as we breathe in
the decay of mans waste
inhaling the exhaling death
from the mouth of Mother Nature
returning our gifts back to us

Stupidity will start
to work our minds
more trash and pollution
materialistic consumption
is what matters most
not this land

They say let it die
cut it down
we're to lazy
to plant a seed
each man says
let someone else do it

Use use use
Consume consume Consume

Why recycle
we're to lazy
to take an extra step  

Lets rewind
the hand of time
to when
Mother Nature
was pure
and nature
was free
of mans greed

Are we to late
I think we are

Will we stand by
and let our future
childrens children be Eaten
by Mother Earth

Ozone depletion
Global warming
Extinction

Earthquakes
Citizen's fear
the wrath of Mother Nature
but most think
its a problem our generation
will not live to see
but that's my point
mans nature
now is to compete
consume
eat
and destroy
taking
the path
in inaction

My nature
is not
competitive
I'm cooperative
but I wont go
with the flow
of desolation

By Samantha Campbell

Author's Note

Please Make sure you look at the pic cause it inspired the line "Children will be eaten by Mother Nature" and that line in part inspired the rest of the poem

the pic is by Mark Ryden

Reviews

[Jasmine Thousand]

I really like the pic

[Ruth]

Goodness! This is AWESOME love!
As spoken word..I could so see this flowing well!
Brilliant!
xx

[M.Babu]

"Sunshine lights up
the emerald grass
which is leaning to one side
to let the flowers pass"
Lovely line that was!

Very lengthy, but i always enjoy the feelings and sights your writing evoke. What a beautiful description of the earth around us. Made me want to stop whatever i was doing and just go out and observe; take in the aesthetics encircling me.

Nice!

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

Beautifully written truth

[Letemdangle]

Some great moments in this piece. I felt perhaps it was two poems? Or perhaps two phases to create the poem?

[HopelesslyDevoted]

thanks for sending me a read request for this one, i really like this one.

[White Ink]

"Use use use
Consume consume Consume

Why recycle
we're to lazy
to take an extra step "


its interesting 'cause right now I'm working on my senior project which is mainly about recycling! even my desktop background is a poster on recycling lol! :)

[The old me]

very beautiful, and very visual wording

[White Ink]

Inspiring and thought provoking..

"Lets rewind
the hand of time"

we wish.. so heartbreaking.. good job!

[Fabric Pulse]

Definitely makes you think and look deeper at a situation.