Earth's Despair

Earth changes and we are not in control no matter what we are told

Years have passed as the earth

Changes climate around the world

Up ending life and transforming lives

Rebuilding from nothing

Flood waters cover towns and villages

Blizzards striking the coast

Flooding the streets and fields

Dreams and lives float away

Earthquakes shaking the ground

Tsunami arising from ocean depths

Foaming waves surging forth

Crashing down destroying life

Tornadoes crossing the sky

Ripping the ground

Transporting homes across the fields

Scattering of life

Dry earth parched with no rain

Rivers and streams run dry

Animals and creatures die

Pleading for rain from the sky

All of this occurs

Bee populations die

With search for a reason why

As colonies die

Talking heads are in great supply

Searching for reason why

Giving us reasons

Yet no answer

Lives are upended

Earth is transformed

Adapt you must to survive

Just remember

Mother nature's in charge

Author's Note

I wanted to express my view of changes that we talk about and blame, yet mother nature i really in charge.

Reviews

[sereenaoutloud]

Love this write and i agree.. yes we can all do our part to keep our home earth clean but regardless she is in charge and i think most of what is happening will be happening no matter what we did or do...mother nature is the boss!! :)

[Willard Wells]

Amen. Thank you for reading and commenting.

[JayceeC]

Life is surprisingly adaptive. My favorite line from Jurassic Park "Life will find a way." Mother Nature throws her fits as she remodels her world. Man is arrogant if he thinks to stop her. There is a balance of energy to be found even in her extremes.

[Willard Wells]

JC thank you for visiting and reading my work. I appreciate your time and words always.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

An excellent encapsulation of global warming in verse Wilard!

[Willard Wells]

I feel we are in a natural change in the earth. I know we can damage our planet, but I think nature has more effect than man.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I tend to agree although I think man has to pay head to his influence?

[Willard Wells]

Oh yes since we do have an effect on our planet. But in the end Mother nature is boss.

[Coyote Poetry]

No wiser words than below.
"Lives are upended
Earth is transformed
Adapt you must to survive
Just remember
Mother nature's in charge?
Earth, sky and water will survive. Will man? Thank you Willard for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Willard Wells]

Thank you Coyote I appreciate your kind words and reading my work. This is kind of like my feelings about war. The dirt being fought over will be there no matter who's in charge and mother nature will always be in charge no matter what we as humans do.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. I hope the human species learn to live in peace with Nature.

[R Smith]

good comment on the state of the world today Willard, certainly we have plundered more than we should but nature has a way of evening the score and at the end it will be nature that dictates how we may or may not survive, remarkable poem my friend :)

[Willard Wells]

Thank you Richard as your words are always valued and appreciated. Glad you enjoyed.

[AaronFreitas]

Great write! I was actually just watching a show on Netlfix called Planet Earth. Extremely informative and it is based on how Earth is constantly changing over time and there is nothing we can do to stop it. This write made me think of it :)

[Willard Wells]

I am glad someone is putting something out beyond the government line. The earth was here first and will be here last and will adapt to survive which we are not able to do. Thank you for reading and commenting. I am starting to go green. Hell next thing you know I'll be hugg'in a tree. hahaha

[mattavelli]

I enjoyed reading your thoughts here, Willard. Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
From what I've heard, global warming accelerates itself. Doesn't look good.

[Willard Wells]

Thanks for reading and commenting. I think we are in an earth cycle and we have to adapt or as I write, die. Take care.

[Jen]

Good topic! Yes, the answer is well put, the earth is in charge. All those earthly upheavals....simply the earth reacting to all of mankinds actions toward a natural force. Great poem!

[Willard Wells]

thank you so much for reading my work and commenting. I feel that part of the issue is not what we are doing to the earth (which we are), but a large part of it is the natural changes that have taken place on earth for thousands of years. We cannot change mother nature, but we must be smarter and learn to leave under her law rather than our own. Thanks for reading and commenting

[Perkele.7885]

This is a really good poem Willard but, I found a host of grammar and tense errors, too many to individually call to your attention. example line)1 pasted should be passed Some are pluralization errors

[Willard Wells]

Thanks Raj I will review as I have not done it much. The one you mention is funny and must be my brain and fingers as I made the exact error in another piece. Thanks again.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

You're absolute with all your words n thoughts. Really its the Mother nature's in charge and noway humans can reach that long. Wonderful expressions of your feelings, great work!

[Willard Wells]

Thanks Skyfall. I was going to sleep last night and had the thought. I wrote it done and then this morning worked on it. As it turns out my thought generated this and a Haiku on bees. Bees were part of my original thought. Original to me at least. Thank you for reading and commenting on my work.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Yes I had read the both and your thoughts are all alive n real. Really its all about the nature n god. Man is simply like a water bubble...