The Melting Iceberg

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By hilary west

Wed, 23 Jan 2019
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The Melting Iceberg

 

The melting iceberg

Should fill us with fear.

It is showing us all

The end is near.

 

What can we do

To change this plight?

Coerce world leaders

In an eco fight.

 

For all of the time

The clock is ticking

Down towards doomsday

Where the earth takes a kicking.

 

To lose so much

Of our heritage

Makes the world

A very mean average.

 

The beauty of the earth

Is so at risk,

Nature’s glory

Becoming an imperfect disc.

 

So please act now

To save the planet,

And show your heart

Is not made of granite.

 

(A plea to Donald Trump)

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Submitted by celticman on

god, I'm with you on this one Hilary. But a plea to Donald Trump is time wasted. The legacy we shall leave our children and grandchildren is drought, wars, hunger and all those other apocalyptic horses that Trump and his supporters think aren't profitable and nothing to do with them. that is our great sorrow. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

You make such a valid point in this poem Hilary. It brings tears to my eyes when I think of the icebergs melting and the fact that it's our future generations that will suffer the terrible consequences of now.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

well said Hilary

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi celticman.

Yes, it is apocalyptic and unfortunately Trump is putting America first and the world last, but America won't be a lone survivor, it will affect everybody.

Hilary     angry

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Jenny,

Yes, it is a question of how selfish are we? It is future generations that will suffer.

Thanks for reading, Jenny.

Hilary      angry

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Insertpfnh,

Thanks for reading my poem. I hope it is a clear message to politicians and ordinary people that we need to be green!

Hilary       angry

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi,

Thanks editors for the cherries !

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hi, Hilary. Well-written challenge.

I do have to balance in my mind the need for all of us individually, and in political pressures, the fact of sometimes conflicts of concerns needing attention with study of how to help some really poor people that might have their subsistence level impacted badly in the short term, depending on how things are implemented. And also, awareness that whatever gets put right, this earth is 'running down' and has problems which can only be put right by 'being made new' as God has promised. That is not to lessen our individual and governmental responsibilities, but also to urge people to be right with God for whenever the real end-time comes. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Rhiannon

Yes we all have responsibilities and to some extent in an apocalyptic framework part of it is to be right with God. If we are in end times (but not just yet maybe) this imperative cannot be ignored !

Hilary   sad