THE LONG TODAY

 

EARTH HOUR

Photo credit and thanks to Pixabay

AFTER THEIA

Earth minds her business being born

In subtle rhythms

Vibrancy of space

When blindsided by Theia blundering by

They kissed and swung

Garlanded by debris discs expanding

Rippling sunlit fragments

Back out towards the Sun

Then came those moments

Waiting in stunned still

Seeing the Moon melting out of gravity

Into mottle and pucker of sea and crater

Earth ingests her clumsy

Creative gate crasher

Deep in her core and mantle

Finds herself tilted so round her jaunty axis

New seasons strum her

Rush over her shimmering colours of bang

WE BE CREATION'S CRYING

Bonded
To this body of birds
Wheeling in freeform flock

Rooted
Radical in earthball
Tendrils tucked
Through trackless undergrowth

Voice of the heartstop hare
From her barren form,
Whisper and whicker,
Melt and bloat

Ductile seductive
Plastic at the seabird's throat,
Barnacles losing purchase
On the toxic rock

We be creation's crying
Syrinx singing
Solidarity
With rhythmic sobs
Please cope

Struggling to shine afresh
The sun slinks up,
Wandering west
To wash the waste
Pale gold
Wanhope.

Earth Hour 2011

Might not have been well enough to wander round the countryside sporting lanterns and light sabres, but had a quiet night in with Mum and a candle. Aquarium light off, laptop unplugged.

We love you, little Earth. You're the only one we've got.

However, a quick sneaky look through the blinds shows not everybody had got the Earth Hour message. Local pub strewn with fairy lights as per usual and lights blazing in windows across the street.
Keep spreading the word.

 

Link to official Earth Hour website