Earth Song
We used to walk along the water
A special round to talk together
A special time in Florida weather
A special world for us to better
You told me of certain uncertainty
Giving me Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth
You shared the best science fervently
Giving me green ways of thinking in youth
Generous in growth and care
When When and Where is Always Here
You're here. Today.
Now. From before birth. In every way
On Earth. Okay?
Earth as in Home
Earth as in the very ground
Earth as in the familiar sounds
Earth as in every chromosome
Earth as in every molecule compound
Earth as in here, where you're found
We used to build beds for your backyard garden
Where your organic plot thrived with heart in it
Even your banter helped seed, form, and sharpen
Always there with fertilizer and love big and ardent
Even when you wrestled with the truth
In that same way that we all get lost in youth
I helped farm the real source of the storm
Presenting inconvenient reality in powerpoint form
Generous in tolerance and care
Where I know you're always there
You're here. Today.
Now. From Birth. Making way
On Earth. Okay?
Earth as in Home
Earth as in tomatoes
Earth as in healthy soil-brown
Earth as bounty from the ground
Earth as in finally coming around
Earth as in here, what you passed down
We’re brought here by our great connector
Mom and Mother Earth, may we all respect her
Who helped harvest our world in sublime poetry
Dismantling garden beds to make Earth everlasting
You told me I could be anything
If I set some goals, you stress
You may say it to every offspring
Mother and Nature do know best
Generous in nurturing and care
How our future will always be there
You're here. Today.
Travelling near or far, always
On, of, and for Earth. Our way.
Earth as in Home
Earth as in cradle to tomb
Earth as in wherever you roam
Earth as in life in everbloom
Earth as in the world around
Earth as in You.