Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, shine your beacon over

Planet Earth and all creatures

Loved by God and spread

Your healing warmth

Among humankind and wash a wave

Of forgiveness and harmony

For are you not the sustaining force of our lives? 

Of flowing blood and throbbing heartbeat.

Who knows better than you about a dying Universe

Destroyed day by day by man.

Do not hide your face in shame Brother Sun

We need you to survive a polluted hungry world

We all cry out for mercy and are losing hope.

Sister Moon, do you not weep to see

The cycles of seasons disrupted by

Foolish people who have corrupted harmony.

Do not shield your eyes from this drought

Stricken and hungry World.

Show us the way Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Remind us again as we are still ignorant

Despite your warnings

Please tell us it is not too late! 

Helen Crutchett All rights reserved.

Reviews

[Twilight]

I quite liked the concept of our planet's sun and moon, portrayed as having "healing warmth"; and redemptive qualities for mankind. It doesn't rhyme, but still makes different points, about various physical ailments; which continue to trouble the world in which we live. Eventually, our sun will go through the same stages as other suns; when it finally burns out of energy. And, by that time; we can only hope that future generations have been able to live elsewhere from planet earth. Indeed, perhaps "it's written in the stars"; as they say...?

[Helen Crutchett]

Thank you Twilight. :)

[Twilight]

Any time! Twilight accepts "read requests" too..!

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

Climate change is today a reality, and the desperation we all feel, including myself, was I think plainly expressed in your poem.
Just one question. Why did you make the sun a "brother"?
(I ask because in Japanese folklore the sun is feminine: a goddess. So it was a bit of a shock to read a male sun).

[Helen Crutchett]

Thank you so much for your comment.
In answer to your question, I was thinking along the lines of:
Sol the Roman
Sun God, and Selene the Goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.

Kind regards

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

Hey Helen. That's very interesting, I didn't know that. I think it's a shame we do not personify the sun and moon these days. Rereading this poem, with your comment in mind, I noticed a lot more optimism. The gods, the universe, has a plan for us. That there is a protective force working in the world...

[Helen Crutchett]

Yes, absolutely, I agree with your thoughts. Thank you
Ern.