A Prayer To Mother Earth Poem by Anitha Vijayakumar
A Prayer To Mother Earth
Oh Mother Earth, so vast and true,
Forgive us, for we've wronged you.
With every breath, every careless deed,
We've fed the fires of a boundless greed.
I see the signs you've tried to show-
The desert rains, the Arctic glow,
The rising seas, the storm's fierce cry,
The blazing heat beneath our sky.
We drained your veins, cut down your trees,
Stirred poisons in your sacred seas,
And with each act, so thoughtless, grim,
We've dimmed your light, your chance to brim.
I'm sorry, Mother Earth, for all we've done,
For stealing warmth and blocking sun,
For all the waste, for endless need,
For the wild price of human greed.
Today, I vow with heart and soul,
To tread more gently, make you whole.
I'll choose the path that nurtures grace,
And mend, where I have left a trace.
Please spare the ones who come behind,
Let them breathe clean, let them find
A world that heals, a sky that's clear,
A life of love, not pain and fear.
Oh Mother, grant us one more chance,
To restore your song, renew your dance.
Forgive us, guide us to repair,
And in your wisdom, hold us there.
2) and will happen again. " We drained your veins, cut.. trees, ..poison in your sacredseas,
6) they fail because of the other trait of man, namely "greed". No other animal takes more than it needs.
5) the concern of the poet well taken. No matter what man does, life shall continue on Earth. The confession and prayer " Oh Mother, grant us one more chance".. man does not agree. A few persons try to what they think is good, but they fail inevitably
4) the fact is, he doesn't.He is just another species among the millions. Nature and Earth will survive many million years after man becomes extinct. Only man make it faster.
3) these have occurred many times, before sapiens ever graced the earth. It will again, after man disappears from it. The problem with man man is ‘he thinks'.. He thinks he owns Earth
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7/23/2025 5:21:39 AM # 1.0.0
What man does to nature (read Earth) and it's consequences is an oft-repeated story. Climate change, increasing toxicity of atmosphere etc have happened and many species have become extinct sans human intervention.