Due To

 Due to human greed for materialism and climate change

Many species of flora and fauna in a dwindling range

Are becoming endangered of extinction as the scientific records do tell

And extinction is forever as we all know too well

For future generations less wildlife to see

And less small flowering plant life and less species of tree

By abusing the Earth that does feed us ourselves we may destroy

We are not creating a good future for future humans every girl and boy

Despite some of the great achievements by us humans our competitive greed for financial success

Is putting the Planet that feeds us under undue stress

What we do unto Mother Earth and her other life forms to our own selves we do

This is how it seems to me whatever about you

Due to climate change and human greed for materialism extinction is on the rise

And this in itself is not any surprise.

For The Kind And Compassionate

 There is room for self improvement in us all

Any act of kindness to another is never too small

It is not of more self centred people no not indeed

That humanity in the World of today is in need

There are many good people in every town

Who every day help the financially down

And though of their greatness not one shadow of doubt

These are the people we seldom hear of or read about

Those who only think of the self and live for the me

In truth are not an asset to humanity

The gap keeps on widening in the material divide

And millions of people hungry and homeless Worldwide

For the kind and compassionate let us hear the hooray

For them there ought to be ' a those who help others day'

One Can Say Of Them

 Of  males who believe they are a gift to woman kind

One can say of them it is all in their mind

And the women who do fight olver a man it would seem

Do not seem to be blessed of high self esteem

But it is not saying anything in any way that is new

That their sort of women are to say the least few

You need not be a genius for to be aware

That egotistical males in the World are not rare

Of those with swollen egos it can truly be said

That humility in them it is long dead

You do not have to pay to become a member of the arrogant male club

They often have their meetings at the local pub

Where bragging of their sexual prowess among their other achievements mostly their topic of the day

That it does take all kinds it does seem true to say.

Nature She Said To The Turnstone

 Nature she said to the Turnstone soon for you it will be your departure day

For your journey home to the Arctic in distance from here far away

For the survival of your genes by the southern sea you cannot stay

You will have your partner to help you to brood to life the eggs you lay

Nature whispers to the turnstone Spring to the far north is near

Though in the southern beaches it is warm in late February in the late Summer of the year

And the turnstone she does pay heed to what Nature to her does say

She must soon fly home to the Arctic so her young will be born by May

Of the turnstone and her companions a long journey home of them ahead

A journey often undertaken by her parents who on Earth's bosom lay dead

If you are born to life as a turnstone you too have decisions to make

For the survival of your genes dangerous long journeys you must undertake

The turnstone strong and fit for her journey soon she will take to the sky

And with her homebound companions above many Countries will fly

On their journey to breed in the far north they will stop at beaches on the way

To eat and to rest their tired wings and take a break from flying for a day

Nature she said to the turnstone Spring to the far north will soon arrive

You must fly home with your companions if you want your genes for to survive

And the turnstone as a child of Nature what Nature tells her to do she will obey

And with her migratory companions she will fly home to the Arctic far away.

Henry David Thoreau

 An essayist, philosopher and a renowned poet

Henry David Thoreau is a person who remains worthy of note

Born in Concord Massachusetts and in 1862 there he died

Thoreau is one who has influenced famous people Worldwide

One who did not have children or a partner or a wife

A person who achieved great things in a very short life

One who loved Nature and about the natural environment many essays, poems and stories he wrote

To the betterment of humanity his life he did devote

In his writing he proved himself an extraordinary man

In the World of great thinkers Thoreau has many a fan

For a better Human World to live in he helped to sow the seed

Humanity of more people like he was in need

His legacy in his writings is living today

He was quite enlightened of him one can say.

Though In The Twenty First Century

 Though in the twenty first century self promotion is an in thing

It may be best if you leave it to others your praises to sing

For self  praise is no praise as the wise one did say

Though it seems to work well for many in the World of today

Perhaps it is something that many realize

That extreme love of self  to narcissism gives rise

And it is not saying anything that is in any way new

That narcissists of the World are not of the few

Humility is out of date in the twenty first century

And what a great pity this happens to be

Many look on the humble nowadays as people of low self esteem

And humility is a thing of the past it does seem

In these times when many for attention with each other compete

Egotistical people are not hard to meet

Though there is more to life than living for the i

And those who tell you differently believe their own lie.

When We Were Younger

 In our pre teen years before we grew into young women and men

Those were far happier times for us then

The childhood games with our friends we did play

In our lunch breaks in the schoolyard far away

Memories of young innocence such a wonderful thing

Moments of joy as we age to us bring

But innocence with us did not remain

Memories of it are all we do retain

Everytime i hear the laughter of children at play

My thoughts return to the town far away

When every day brought to us some new surprise

And we looked at the World through innocent eyes

When we were younger many years ago

Long before time it did become our foe.