My dearest Planet Earth,
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Thank you for flowers
Thank you for trees
Thank you for beetles, butterflies, and bees
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Thank you for waves
Thank you for tides
Thank you for the sun reflecting on water and clear skies
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Thank you for the salamanders
Thank you for the birds
Thank you for the wildebeest that migrate in herds
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Thank you for blue skies
Thank you for cloudy days
Thank you for the smell just before it rains
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I’m sorry for the plastic
I’m sorry for the straws
I’m sorry your oceans are sick and we are the cause
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I’m sorry for the oil rigs
I’m sorry for the fossil fuels
I’m sorry that because of our greed we are often cruel
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I’m sorry for the deforestation
I’m sorry for the extinctions
I’m sorry we have hurt you for the sake of our own civilizations
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I’m sorry we gave you a fever
I’m sorry you are in pain
I’m sorry that not enough of us see the need for change
What a wonderful poem!! I love that your passion for both nature, our planet and writing can together for this!! Keep on doing your thing, Viviana! Our world needs young adults like you to save our planet. ♥️🌍
Thank you so much for your kind words, Mrs. Meyers!
This is so beautiful. I am literally in tears. This has so much wisdom and so much tenderness at the same time.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience while reading this! I LOVE that my words invoked emotion in you! <3
That was beautiful. I was getting into the “ thank you’s”, when the “sorry’s” captured my heart.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing your experience while reading this!
Well said!
Thank you Aniee!