The New Stone Age

What have we done?

The New Stone Age

The warmth of amber

hangs among the clouds

as nature's anger

denies us summer's promise.

The fracture of the seasons,

that we once surely knew,

heralds a change of climate

which makes our blood run

in petrified floes of ice.

We mourn this passing

with frozen glances

and stand still,

rooted to the spot.

And now,

too late,

we earth bound creatures

cannot resist

for powerless in our own domain

is what we are.

Yet tis we who raped

this planet's wealth,

tore its very core asunder

and plagued her skies

with choking gas.

So tis we who must accept the dice,

as cast by gods,

and set our sail accordingly,

or choose to be once more

cave dwelling hermits

returned to Neolithic roots.

 

24/06/15

Author's Note

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

We do need to take better care of our planet, no doubt about it. Well written. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Lydi. No doubt you will see I am still under siege and the moderators seem unwilling to act.

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, I have noticed. I guess he just has nothing better to do with his life. Sad really.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

The saddest thing is that I have reported him and flagged his abuse continually and the site take no action. I flag his abuse of Anto and Wordman so the site cannot deny their responsibilities.

[Lydia Shutter]

Frankly, since Wordman has been caught plagiarizing countless times (taking lines straight out of published poems and claiming them as his own) and he has been reported to the management of the site, I don't care what happens to him. He is a fraud.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I was not aware of this and I always take people as I find them Lydi.

[Lydia Shutter]

Pretty much what I have said to you about your "Pal", eh?

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Not sure I understand?

[Lydia Shutter]

You said you take people as you find them. So do I, John. Your Mr. Demers has never done anything to me. I suppose you have never seen Ron (wordman) plagiarize. That is what I meant.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Have you seen the post I put up of the emails MR Demers sent to me?

[fattycbreezy52]

Wow,the intense suffering of Mother Earth has been very well portrayed in this poem.One of the best poems I have ever read on mother earth and it's injudicious treatment.Seriously,some of them fall under a very trivial and childish category.But this one definitely is mature.We ourselves are responsible for disrupting the normal functioning of nature and its components.Thus,the penalty or the consequences arising from it,falls in our share only.Good one!:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed FCB. And many thank yous.

[Robert]

Yes, we humans made this mess and its up to us to change it. Thought provoking piece Richard.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Richard may have plagarised this Robert but thank you!

[Robert]

Pardon me I meant John.

[Einstein Noodle]

powerful ... creative and inspiring .. perfect music to go with "The New Stone Age" ... as humans we don't learn very well do we!? personally, tho we have made incredible strides in this and that, i think the general condition of our hearts remain .. in the stone age ... your opening line is brilliant .. the warmth of amber conjures so much for me ... especially with regards to your title .. and the giant greed, the Achilles heel and down fall of most all our existing societies ... sigh :(

E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you for such a lovely review EN

[andrew mitchell]

A powerful epic write of our own peril as we as a race for wealth not caring about Earth will pay for our greed! Nice Gritty Write John

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank Andrew

[sereenaoutloud]

A really strong write John, we all take our home -earth for granted..eventually we will pay the price if we do not start changing our ways!
The song choice really compliments your powerful words!!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Sereena.

[Robin]

Such a powerful piece! I loved the line "the fracture of the seasons, that we once surely knew...." This is so true. Mankind has plagued our system so much that Mother Nature is all mixed up! Glad to be reading your writings once again. I've been gone too long.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yep....we did it, and now we will pay for it....mess with nature, and it will get its revenge sooner or later.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks Jacob.