OCEAN BLESSINGS ~ An Acrostic Sonnet

BRIAN & ANGELA

 

 

O CEANS  cover two thirds of the Earths surface

C OLLOSAL  reservoir for the Water Cycle

E VERY  Ocean is salty ~ so it's not

A VAILABLE  for human consumption 

N ORMAL  plants also need fresh water !

 

B IG  Oceans absorb global heat ~ and they 

L ET  some harmful atmospheric gases be

E NCAPSULATED  as Sea Salts such as

S ULPHATES ~ NITRATES ~ CARBONATES removing  

SO2 ~ NO2 ~ CO2 from air

I NCREASING  pollution includes plastics

N O AREAS  of the Oceans are clean !

G ULLS  and other sea birds are affected 

S O PLEASE  please recycle Plastic ~ DON'T DUMP IT !

 

Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ love BRIAN XOX

 

Water pollution and Land pollution together with Air

pollution are all slowly destroying the Planet ~ so be

responsible and Reuse ~ Recycle ~ Renew.  Remember

you do make a difference globally ~ NEGATIVE as a 

POLLUTER ~ POSITIVE as a CONSERVATIONIST the

choice is yours ~ Your great-grandchildren deserve

a Clean Planet to live on ~ It is your responsibility !

 

Thais poem is presented as an Acrostic 5 9 Sonnet ~ OK

 

  • Author: BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 24th, 2017 05:38
  • Comment from author about the poem: WATER WATER EVERYWHERE ~ NOR YET ONE DROP TO DRINK ! This lament from the Ancient Mariner is very true when we look at the quality and distribution of Water on the PLANET. There is water vapour in the clouds ~ but 97 % of surface water is Sea Water and too salty for the majority of land animals ~ including Man ~ and land plants. Of the 3% Fresh Water 69% is in icecaps and glaziers ~ 30% is underground and 1% is in lakes ~rivers ~ swamps. Rainwater can be acidic but is suitable for plants and OK for animals and Humans to drink. I have imbibed stream and river water and survived ! Billions of people do not have potable water on tap ~ something most of us on MPS take for granted. Living in a Country like MEXICO where you can't drink the tap water and you have to buy potable water ~ does sharpen the mind and make "a glass of cold water" much more precious. Never take Water for granted ~ never waste Water or pollute a stream ~ river or lake.~ AMEN. Comments welcome ~ Love to All ~ BRIAN XOX
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Comments6

  • Michael Edwards

    Great reminder of our responsibilities for our environment - will we ever take heed?

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      Thanks MICHAEL ~ We cannot be too vigilant ~ I get accused of being a Prophet of Doom ~ but it may already be too late ! The people who say "Technology will save us" have their heads in the sand ! They don't seem to realise that it was Technology (The Industrial Revolution) that caused Global Warming etc in the first place ~ Yours BRIAN

    • Goldfinch60

      Good write, we are killing our world.

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks ANDY ~ pleased you agree ~ Yours BRIAN

      • orchidee

        A fine write B. On a daft note, some are glad of no water, as I'm known as a phantom whisky-waterer! heehee.

        • BRIAN & ANGELA

          Thanks STEVE ~ Pleased you found it of interest ! With you fondness for Bacchus ~ you will end up with GOUT and an excuse to put your feet up ~ Bottoms Up ~ BRIAN

        • Christina8

          Awesome reminder of why we must be green and do whatever we can to save the planet. I am lucky to live near a fresh water Great Lake. Wouldn't drink it but we do try and take care of it. Thanks for a thought provoking write! Hugs-Christina

          • BRIAN & ANGELA

            Thanks CHRIS ~ You are fortunate to live where you do ~ the Great Lakes are one of Nature's wonders. A Friend of standing on the shore of that lake could not believe it was NOT the OCEAN because of its dimension ! The environment you live in and the vast Forests & Mountains & Canyons of the USA (which is 40 times bigger than the UK) does make you all closer to Nature and I hope more responsible for the preservation of Planet Earth the only Living Planet ~ AMEN ! I have new FUSION on Holidays ~ which should be easy to add to ! Environmental Hugs ~ BRIAN

          • Azura Nightsong

            Truth before us, yet so many refuse to open their eyes.
            I wish it were different.
            But as we kill our oceans and animals we kill biodiversity which will eventually lead to our own demises.

            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              Thanks AZURA ~ for a very incisive comment. It is the BIODIVERSITY on planet Earth and the complex interaction of the Food Chains & Food Webs ~ with the Mineral Cycles ~ that maintains the equilibrium in the Biosphere. If the pollution is too extreme on Land ~ Sea or Air it destroys Biodiversity and The human race with it ! A sad end to the only known LIVING PLANET ~ Yours BRIAN

            • Jooles

              Always love your writes...the individuality of them



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