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
Comments
Hi, Michele sent me! Lovely blog!
Posted by: Kate | April 29, 2005 4:43 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!
Posted by: sleepingmommy | April 29, 2005 6:20 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.
Posted by: sleepingmommy | April 29, 2005 6:24 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
Posted by: Carolyn | April 29, 2005 10:52 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!!!
Posted by: J&J's Mom | April 30, 2005 1:34 PM