If Only We Listened

courtesy of pixabay

If only,  we had heed the warnings

listened about global warming

today, we now see the true reality

of our own misconception

 

Maybe, today the sky would be

bluer and fires fewer

lakes, rivers and reservoirs

wouldn't be at dangerously low levels

  the land, animal and human

 thirst would be quenched

 

If only, we took the time to see and hear

what mother earth was telling us in

her own way

 

We could be living in a green world

breathing in fresh air,  our lakes

and rivers unpolluted 

ample food for hungry bellies

 

....the moon

wouldn't be wobbling and the

ocean tides would be stable

 

The stars at night would light up

the heavens clear and bright

we would rest peacefully at night

 

If only, we had heed the warnings

and changed our path,  all creatures

could thrive and survive on this 

wonderful planet earth

 

if only

  if only

    if only

 

written for Sherry's challenge on earthweal

The World That Might Have Been