God Save the Planet

THIS POEM IS NOT PRESENTED AS I INTENDED (ie. DOUBLE SPACED).

THIS HAS BEEN DONE BY PERSONS BEYOND MY CONTROL

THUS DIMINISHING THE READING EXPERIENCE.

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A person who, of years fourteen,

Lectured me today;

Said our planet's ruined

by things we throw away.

Said my generation

Caused this mess of now,

Said we're not fit to live here,

It's all our fault somehow.

But in my day our milk was brought

In bottles made of glass;

When they were done, we washed them

And sent them back en masse.

No plastic cartons did we use,

No carbon footprint tread;

No trace of mass pollution,

No tears of acid shed.

 There was no cheap McSomeone!

There was no burger thing;

There was no polystyrene dish,

Your take away to bring.

Our chips were wrapped in newsprint

Which rotted in the ground

Leaving our environment

Fairly safe and sound.

We went to buy our sweeties

In a paper cone;

We got a measured quarter,

No plastic seeds were sown.

We bought a quart of lemonade

Bottled with a cap,

Then sixpence for the empty

From our shopkeeper chap.

We didn't have the money

To fly off in the sun.

We took our yearly summer leave

In Britain, for our fun.

No CO2 from aircraft

To poison all our air,

We had to go by bus or car

Or train to take us there.

So, thank you for your sound advice,

You learned it all at school;

For telling me where I went wrong

Your right! I'm such a fool.

You pointed out all my mistakes

And now I lately see

All I did to mother earth....

You're telling me!

                           ASJ