by Marea E. Johnson

Created on: July 14, 2009   Last Updated: April 11, 2011

No more are the oceans
that once before were turquoise blue
For man in all his carelessness
has left a brownish hue.

No more are the wetlands
where wonderous creatures used to roam
For man in all his greediness
put a building in their home.

No more are the forests
where once before the deer ran free
For man in all his wickedness
has cut down every tree.

No more are the jungles
where gorillas pound their chests
For man in all his evil ways
has put them all to rest.

No more are the humans
that used to walk upon the earth
For all the little babies
kept being killed before their birth.

Until man sees his wrongness
and cares enough to do what's right
We'll not see another rainbow or
sleep beneath a starry night.

So no more of the killing
of a child before it's crowned
And no more mutilation
of God's sweet and sacred ground.

And no more of the prejudice
so rampant on this earth
For each one has a certain role
to play in its rebirth.

And when we've laid our seeds
beneath the Heavens oh so blue
We can celebrate together
on our planet all anew.

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