As our food becomes less abundant,
As our water has more pollutants,
As our leaders worship only cash,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
As coal and oil are encouraged,
As global warming is disparaged,
As our atmosphere is being gassed,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
As people suffer drought and famine,
As sick and poor are not our problem
As all of these are the world's outcasts,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
As our future is glossed by ad men,
As wise men recognize bad omens,
As our legacy is poorly cast,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
What has happened to our earth?
Will the spring not bring rebirth?
Will the winter not let go?
Please, God, let it not be so.
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Author:
PerditaRose (
Offline) - Published: December 3rd, 2025 06:34
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This poem casts a shadow on the future. It shows a darkening of the world and its cooling due to our lack of care. A disparaging and dark write that leaves one shuddering
I'm sorry, Soren. Actually, I had started with the two verses below, but omitted them because I didn't think they matched the style and tone as the rest of the poem. Are they any less depressing?
As sunshine gives no warmth or glow,
As summer's leaves come down with the snow,
As hope for brighter years turns to ash,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
As children sniffle and cough and sneeze,
As water in bird baths starts to freeze,
As fall's chrysanthemums do not last,
Winter's come sooner than in the past.
No don't be sorry the poem is great the way it is. Darkness is not bad in a poem but rather the other side of the bright. Your omitted stanzas are great as well and reinforce the cold spoken of in the first. Either way the poem stands as a monument to a cold season literally or metaphorically
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