MOTHER EARTH

The earth, the sun, the moon, the stars,
The whole wide universe,
For all to see, to bring to you
The knowledge to reverse.
For many realise in awe
That what they know, now shows,
That life cannot survive the fall
If radiation grows.
So realise and stand and say
Though yes,  some countries reap,
Whilst others live in poverty,
Some give while others keep.
But with polution, toxic waste,
The ozone layer will fail,
So what's the point in having wealth
If what you breathe grows stale.
The purity of fresh clean air,
The life within each breath,
If man does not review this plight
You could inhale your death.
So as ye sow, so ye shall reap,
As many quote this line,
So man will find that this is true
In a future time.
The soil will not submit and grow
As it does today.
So honour this our Mother Earth
And not let it decay.

Received by Topaz from Gideon

FAMINE.

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE
NEEDING FOOD EACH DAY
MOST OF THEM ARE STARVING
YET NO FOOD COMES THEIR WAY
THEIR LAND IS DRY AND BARREN
NOTHING THERE WILL GROW
THEY'VE HARDLY ANY WATER
AND NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW
WHY SO MUCH PAIN AND SUFFERING
IF THERE'S A GOD ABOVE
SURELY HE COULD FEED THEM
AND SHOW TO THEM HIS LOVE
IT'S IN A LAND OF PLENTY
WHERE MOST OF US DO LIVE
AND WE WORK FOR OUR MONEY
SO NOT MANY THINK TO GIVE
YOU SEE IT'S REALLY UP TO US
TO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
AND TO BE EVER THANKFUL
THAT WE DONT SHARE THEIR PLIGHT
IT REALLY IS NOT UP TO GOD
IT'S UP TO ME AND YOU
BUT WE LEAVE IT TO GOVERNMENTS
SO THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO
WELL MAYBE IN THE FUTURE
WHEN MAN HAS HAD HIS FILL
OF ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING
WE WILL START TO FOOT THE BILL
WITH ALL THE MONEY WASTED
ON ALL THE ODDS AND SODS
AND IN OUR HEARTS WE REALIZE
THE PROBLEMS OURS NOT GODS

 By Lynn Follett©..with thanks

STARVATION   

Have you ever looked in eyes so deep,
Within the sockets, t'would make you weep.
They cannot cry, they cannot talk,
They cannot think, they cannot walk.
Starved of food, starved of water,
Like little lambs stamped for the slaughter.
Have you seen the bellies that distend,
Joints so swollen they cannot bend,
Bones protrude, torso weak,
Starved of hope, a future bleak.
Just lying there from day to day,
Not knowing what it's like to play.
Have you seen such deprivation,
A country starved of a future nation.
Starved of will, starved of strength,
Starved of life, their existence.
Starved of all a child should be,
And starved a death in dignity.................

Received by Topaz from Gideon.