The Quagmire of human greed or Covid 19 (poem)

 

The planet is groaning, Mother Earth is chastising,

Nature is rebelling, human destruction needs stopping!

Creatures of all kinds yearn for freedom;

They cry “Enough of the martyrdom”.

Animals in all countries took action

To prevent further their habitat destruction.

On humans they have exacted their revenge

To force the quagmire to change.

On humans the earth struck a major blow

Affecting what they revere; their cash flow.

Humans are asked to stay in for a while,

Most of them complaining “this is vile”.

Unwilling to live indoors for weeks as recluse

To abide by the rules, many of course refuse.

As all species, human or animals, are connected,

For the sake of the planet, Covid 19 must be deflected.

Meanwhile, nature is breathing out of its every pore.

Many once-hidden sounds unexpectedly come to the fore

The sky is a dazzling blue, devoid of airplanes, the air is clean,

The chirpy birds are elated, the grass is a rich vibrant green.

In the spring of 2020 the world toppled over:

Oxygen became more valuable than silver,

Whilst some greedily got over nourished,

Too many around the world tragically perished.

There is no knowing what the future has in store

But one thing is sure, nothing will be like before.

To further destroy the earth is no longer an option

Nature has rebelled and is seeking retribution.

April 2020

 

Régine Demuynck originally from France, has a passion for the word and has written several poems and flash fiction. She is a linguist, a language teacher and lives in West Sussex.

Régine, who writes under the name of Andrée Roby, published her first novella called "Double Vision" in January 2019. It was voted "Book of the month for April 2019" by the publisher Tredition. It is a very good detective story. She is has now written a sequel called "Failed Vision".