Earth Day

April 22nd 2024

Earth Day
 
Today, for once

Become a story teller
And weave tales of Nature
Of belonging, loss and recovery
For stories change people. 

Become an activist.
There was a time when
The Great Wheel turned itself
From ashes to ashes.  
No longer.  We know that.
So, don’t wait for a call up. 

Become a minimalist
Where less is more.
And we only buy what we need
Remember that old man with glasses, a pocket watch 
and wisdom?
Consume less.  And measure the change.  

Become a gardener
With native flowers and vegetables 
In your garden, cuboid balcony or sunny terrace
And watch the bees, beetles, moths and frogs with awe
For, we are losing them faster than tigers and deer
There’s a great hidden extinction we can undo.  Now.  

Become a child of the Earth
Not a rampaging invader
And if GDP says: buy-use-repeat
We have a counter: air-water-soil
For these, there is no Plan B.    

Become the positive energy
So others feel charged up, not let down.
Paint a future that is beyond us in time
But never beyond us in vision.
It is ours to make. 

Today, for once
And for the rest of our life