In Our Hands
by Ian Curtress
Oh tolerant
World, amazing Sphere, to show such grace through
unplanned orbit
Explosive birth of velocity and fire, unknown
future, prospect dire, and yet you so early knew
a wonderful existence, a serendipity view
Beyond imagination oceans great, vegetation, a
verdant state.
Mountains proudly above it all where sunshine
seeks to soften snow on rugged peaks.
Where water pours in constant stream. All this
jigsaw in your dream.
In your understanding, a vision, plan, you
perceived what we call man, a being who would
fulfil your hopes of perfection with a woman by
his side, a counterbalance, a loving guide.
You were aware untold pitfalls would arise when
actions taken with clouded eyes would bring about
emotions strange and anger failed the jigsaw mesh.
But you hoped from this he’d learn and find
solutions, what we now call evolution.
How contented you became when comprehension and
respect were shown to the miscellany of creatures
which now roamed free and all could live in
harmony.
It could not last as I’m sure you knew when
Possession raised its ugly head and Sharing lost
in a whirlpool of Mine and More which in turn
bred Aggression.
As ever you tolerated this negative trait and
healed the wounds inflicted on your mass as best
you could. Sharing your bounty on land and sea,
but aware there is infinity.
You have seen your terrain in false divisions
made, new emotions formed.
Envy, Greed and Power so often replacing Beauty,Peace
and Love.
Our darkest hour.
But now the unforgiving and final plague.
Pollution.
Your bounty within plundered beyond regeneration.
Your life sustaining atmosphere destroyed without
thought or consequence and the inevitable
catastrophe.
A baron uninhabitable gnarled mass, no longer a
beautiful Blue and Green Sphere
No longer a joy to behold and wonder. What we had
and lost.
You were tolerant beyond belief and we do not
deserve one more chance but in your continuing
generosity and belief the Pandemic taking such a
terrible toll throughout the World, will bring us
to our senses.
Change our ways, see through different eyes,
restore our proven values
Realise at last this wonderful and unique gift is
there for all to share and pass to the caring
hands and minds of future generations.
It’s in our hands.
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