ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Saving The Earth?
(c) 2014 Manfred Vijars

love it love it love....brilliant Mannie and this says it all

and our arrogance says we'll look after the Earth?
We can't even look after each other.

That is the problem in a nutshell - we are indeed fleas to the Mother, a constant source of irritation that are a problem to eradicate.

Great poem Mannie - thank you

How do you know that the earth is a she ?

I guess the word awesome is overused these days, especially by the young ( I can't put an age on young ) so I'll resist using it and instead say what my grandson says when he's impressed, a-maaazing. It's also a very good poem
Wazza

Thanks Mausie, it's a bit rough so still perculating. I haven't posted in a while so was keen to put something up.

Are you saying She isn't Nevvie??

Thanks for your kind words Wazza ...

I just wondered how you knew.
Stephen Hawking will steer you on the right track, he reckons it's all in the mind.

Declares and years..partial rhymes..oowah....... good work.

Tut tut, chopping a word in half to get a forced rhyme....."astounding" is one word I'll have you know.

... so you don't approve of the use of the poetic devices in this piece??

I didn't say anything about disapproving the use of poetic devices.

"Declares and years..partial rhymes..oowah ...
Tut tut, chopping a word in half to get a forced rhyme....."astounding" is one word I'll have you know."

Really good Manny - and I'm with Maureen; we are indeed fleas, and stupid ones at that in the way we treat the Earth! x