Earthday

HOIST THE SAILS!By John McConnell
Four billion years ago
our lonely Earth
Set sails on cosmic seas
Guided by an unseen hand
of nature, God or chance.
As life evolved
through endless eco-cycles
Man was born, destined
to destroy or enrich
the Precious Ship.
And now his hand
has seized the tiller
but his ear has not
yet caught the Captain’s
Quiet command.
The sails are down, the ship becalmed,
Its [...]

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