The Earth Mother
She is breathtaking in her completeness Bountiful and ever ready to provide She knows what we need, before we even ask She is the Earth-Mother, and we have forsaken her She never asked for anything in return, not once For the life-giving water and food of sustenance she gave away With a generous hand she doled out, for her generosity knew no bounds An apology to the Earth-Mother, for granted we have taken her Back in the day, she was in her full glory Robed in her finery of lush greens she stood, dappled in sun rays Stripped of her attire, her assets strewn on the floor, The Earth-Mother is vengeful, I am afraid, we'll meet or ends soon The sky may come crashing down upon us Or of a parched throat or a bottomless stomach Or scorched by the rays of the ever dazzling sun We may die, all this meted out as judgement upon us By the Earth-Mother, once benevolent, now withdrawing every boon She is breathtaking in her completeness She is cold as stone, never l...