If You Love the Earth, Clap Your hands

"The Blue Marble"

Join me and listen to some Earth Day songs.

Join me by zoom, face time, video share,

you tube and telephone—synchronize now—

sing some, cry some, talk some, lonesome

die some

It’s the novel virus keeping us in,

they say, unless we’re serving our countries.

It’s the novel corona virus caused

by covid-19. 

Or we’d be out there.

Join in to sing with Michael,

What about sunrise?  What about rain?   

or ask with Joni,  Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

'Till it's gone

Join in O beautiful for spacious skies.

O, think of space, let’s dance, in and out of

our little square screens, dance for joy, for fun,

for dinner, for sanctuary,

for love.

For love of story, love of Tinkerbell—

remember her?  She faded when children

stopped believing in fairies.  And we clapped

and clapped.  She thrived.  Let’s do as much

              for our dear earth.

For Day 22 of National Poetry Month

Earth Day 2020

 

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