Mother nature has decided
Humans!
You’ve been given eons of time
Humans!
You’ve had the torch, but failed to see the light
Our Mother
Is rekindling her furnace
She’s back-burning her own forests
Projecting black smoke signals
Obvious messages, to feel, hear and see
Yes Father
Where there is smoke, there is fire
She’s furious, and our planet’s ablaze
Sisters And Brothers
Feel her scorching heat
Blistering your waltzing feet
Hear her cracking explosions
Bursting your deafened eardrums
See her soaring flames
Blinding your greedy eyes
Humans!
There’s no point, looking up to the sky
Seeking your saviour in heaven
You’re not in charge
Abandon your selfish barge
Our Mother
Controls your clouds and rain
It’s time to show her Kindness, and end your pain
Ivor Steven (c) Nov 2019
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
A thought provoking poem Ivor 🙂
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Thank you Sue… yes … every now and then, things activate my thoughts about ‘our’ planet, and I feel compelled to write my thoughts/opinions down….
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If they won’t listen to the scientists maybe they’ll hear the poets.
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Our environment is changing with everything we do to it. Signals from Mother Nature should be coming in loud and clear; yet, we continue our destructive behavior.
We’re experiencing severe fires in California. Sadly, many have lost their homes. Your poem saying a great deal with every word.
Hope you’re feeling well. Have a wonderful weekend.
Isadora😎
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Thank you Isadora for your constructive comments, yes as writers, we must not let up, sheer persistence will eventually have people listening….xxx
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sad and beautiful and I hope that you are safe
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Wow! Truly powerful, the imagey is seriously intense. Great writing, Ivor!
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Yes Beckie, I get upset and intense and our insipid treatment of our own environment, which is where we live and die, but it’s become an unliveable pig sty
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Such a sad shame. 😥
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A great choice of music for your wise words Ivor.
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Thank you Peter, yes I pondered over many songs, but this one seemed appropriate 🌏
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Love the song choice for your poem. I hope this hits home to everyone who stops in to hear this song after reading your epic poem.
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Thank you for your kind words and understanding the importance of my poem. Yes, It’s Time, we really need to show our planet the kindness, like a good deserves. 🌏🌍🌎
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You are welcome. Yes, our planet not only deserves great treatment as it is the only HOME we have !
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This one is fabulous! Love the expression of the poem..
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Thank you Mona, it was a mess to start, I knew what I wanted to write, but it took me a while to get it right
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Sometimes it takes a while, but we do get there sooner or later… ♥
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Energetic! Good message
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Thank you V.J., a bit of energy left in me somewhere.
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Lol. There sure is. Welcome
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Wow, what a truthful message. Thank you 🙏 I
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Hopefully one day, will act on all these obvious messages….
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4 x lives
200 homes
a million hectares
livestock and wildlife
ALL gone and now it’s Queensland’s turn 😦
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Our mother nature is very angry……
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yes but can we hear her …
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Not enough hear, nor take heed….these sort of occurrences will continue unless the world !! acts….. but who cares…. while the dollar is their only seed……
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but many people not profiting financially are just naive Ivor
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Beautifully written. Mother Earth Our Earthly Mother is our creator she creates our physical being and provides all the nourishment we need, not just us but all living beings on Earth. Everyone forgets about Mother Earth it does not matter what action she takes people believe it is someone elses’ fault and not theirs. We all have to accept our responsibility for the wellbeing of our planet.
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This morning I was giving thanks to Mother Earth and her Holy Angels, the Holy Angels of the Clouds, Winds, Air, Water, Earth and Fire all need gratitude along with the birds, bees, butterflies, dragonflies these are just a few of my favourites.
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Dragonflies are my fav, for me they have mystical lives
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Dragonflies are magical.
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Yes, we all have to do our bit, I’ll keep writing these sort of pieces, raising awareness is half the battle,. Most newspapers and media outlets, are not doing enough 🌏🙄
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They do small articles and that is all it has to be driven home.
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I wish this one didn’t hit so close go home. It is beautifully written though 🖤♥️
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Powerful, poignant, timely, and important poem, Ivor! Thank you for writing it!
So sad that the fires are going on long. 😦
Us Human-Beans must do our part to help our earth and Mother Nature is necessary to help us.
(((HUGS)))
PS…I wrote a blog about books…I’d love to hear about what books influenced you, favourite books, etc. if you have time to stop by! 🙂
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I’ll definitely stop by Carolyn… for some reason I seem to miss your posts, so never worry about letting my know, I love reading blog…. although I must admit, my new appointment at Go Dog Go Cafe, is quite challenging and time consuming for me…. xxx
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I only have time to blog a post once a week…and it’s usually on Tuesday or Wednesday each week. So stop by when you are able.
My life has become super busy, even busier lately, so I might have to just read and comment blogs based on who comes by to read my blog. I have to narrow it down somewhere.
HUGS!!! 🙂
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I hope you enjoyed my reply to “books” post
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OH! I did! Just read it and left you a reply comment! 🙂 Thank you! Your words are always a joy to me! 🙂
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