Showing posts with label earth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earth. Show all posts

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Wedding Bubbles Forever

It was the strangest of weddings,
An attempt at an unusual scheme,
For bubbles was the constant theme,
The geodesic spheres that were there,
Looked like giant bubbles from the air,
Some of the guests came in Beetles round,
In bubbles some rolled across the ground,
And gathered in the largest geodesic home,
Round and spacious, no place like dome,
Instead of “The Wedding March” the organist played,
“I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” to start the parade,
The flower girl, a cute little bubbly thing,
Scattered pink bubbles, next to the boy with the ring,
Wearing name tags so the guests didn’t guess at all,
Bubba, the Best Man, came in dancing, having a ball,
Bubbles, the Maid of Honor, was not to be outdone,
She was shimmying and shaking, having lots of fun,
The guests were prepared with bottles of soap,
And blew bubbles to represent joy and hope,
The minister began his speech with a little mirth,
“We live on a large bubble called Earth,”
At the wedding reception things were just grand,
Everyone began dancing, all that could stand,
The DJ used a bubble machine to let the music flow,
When he played the “Chicken Dance”, they let themselves go,
Finally the groom held a large glass of champagne,
To toast his wife, his queen to reign,
And she giggled, “These bubbles tickle,”
When some of the bubbles trickled,
Past her grin and down her chin,
Onto her dress laced with bubble wrap,
Onto her white shoes, past her lap,
But the groom diverted everyone’s eyes,
By singing out loud to their surprise,
To keep their attention he chose,
To have bubbles go up his nose,
And everyone laughed and called it a night,
While the Bride and Groom drove out of sight,
Above them all, each planet and star,
Were reminders of bubbles wherever they are.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Caretaker of the Earth

Caretaker of the Earth
I am a caretaker of the earth,
For I have no peace unless I
Feel the soil under my fingernails,
Johnny Appleseed was a step ahead,
Or he was me, for in my dreams,
I walked new lands,
Bending, stooping, planting,
Planting orchards in my wake,
Birds sang my song,
And bees hummed as I went along,
Wild animals treated me as an old friend,
I am a caretaker of the earth,
I cannot ignore the cries of the land,
In my dreams there is more than planting seeds,
I hold myself responsible for violent deeds,
Things I’ve left undone, or not done to my best,
Haunt my dreams and put me to the test
So come along, my friend,
Perhaps to my defense you can attest.
 (But Lord, You Can’t Blame Me!)
I think the Lord doesn’t understand.   I found that out today,
“What have you done to my garden?” I heard the Lord say,
“Lord, I was asleep.  It just wasn’t my fault,
I didn’t see anyone cover it with asphalt,”
“Where are my fishes? I’ve searched down and even deeper,”
“Wait a minute, Lord. Am I the fishes’ keeper?”
“Where are my animals? He whispered with dread,
“They got in the way, Lord.  They’re dead, all dead.”
“Is that a mushroom cloud hanging over mankind?”
“But, Lord, that’s the only way of peace we could find.”
“You must try harder. Give up your wasteful way.”
“But, Lord, I only take what I want.  Even then I pray.”
“I’m one of the good guys. Why should I repent?
I salute the flag.  I give ten percent.”
I saw the skies grow dark and the wind began to howl,
“You’ve disappointed me,” I could see his angry scowl,
“But, Lord,” I muttered, “you can’t blame me.
I’ve done all I could.  Don’t you agree?”

The dream was awful, for it made me feel,
That what I was dreaming was in some ways real,
As a caretaker I cannot let others pillage and rape,
And watch the earth destroyed as I stand and gape.



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