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There is an illness in the ocean’s heart

And clouds are spewing down in painful hail;

Meadows of litter upon the sea and shore

Find their way into the belly of the whale.

 

Discarded plastics of our daily use

Have plagued the pearlfish and dolphin farm;

Marine life breathes in freedom just like us,

Solutions haven’t caught up to the harm.

 

The plastic bag or bottle at your feet

Will find the albatross and green sea turtle

And when we aren’t good stewards of the earth

We wreck the habitat of life in circle.

 

Let us destroy the litter that we make

And keep aquatic life from this pollution;

Our garbage has its place to not intrude

Upon the baby whale in open ocean.

 

What will we do within a world made worse

Because we do not learn the grace of life;

A choice of methods rests with us alone,

Why can’t we see a little past the night?

 

Our inward heart at times will show its thorns

And jab compassion off its lonely stand;

Please recognize these creatures in our global home

And the affects we have on them at our command.

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Litter
Date: Tuesday, 7th April 2020 @ 12:40:00 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: Durango
Litter

 

 

There is an illness in the ocean’s heart

And clouds are spewing down in painful hail;

Meadows of litter upon the sea and shore

Find their way into the belly of the whale.

 

Discarded plastics of our daily use

Have plagued the pearlfish and dolphin farm;

Marine life breathes in freedom just like us,

Solutions haven’t caught up to the harm.

 

The plastic bag or bottle at your feet

Will find the albatross and green sea turtle

And when we aren’t good stewards of the earth

We wreck the habitat of life in circle.

 

Let us destroy the litter that we make

And keep aquatic life from this pollution;

Our garbage has its place to not intrude

Upon the baby whale in open ocean.

 

What will we do within a world made worse

Because we do not learn the grace of life;

A choice of methods rests with us alone,

Why can’t we see a little past the night?

 

Our inward heart at times will show its thorns

And jab compassion off its lonely stand;

Please recognize these creatures in our global home

And the affects we have on them at our command.



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