Smog has lifted across the land 

    All that’s left is shifting sand

    Where once the raging river ran

    Natures thirst is drained by man. 

    Deserted now the forest floor

    Oil slicks mar the sandy shore

    Wading birds all feather bound

    Choking fish, a burial ground.

    Businessmen in pin stripe suits

    Ladies dressed in designer boots

    Greenhouse gases getting hotter 

    All driven by the yen and dollar.

        ©j.black

    

    

    

   

    

    

Let’s rid the world of this pollution

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Another shooting a heinous act

Innocents have been attacked

Because of some demented cause

Endorsed by their invented laws.
Somewhere people shout and cheer

Do they not the wounded hear

What evil lies within their head

That they the blood of blameless shed.
No celebrations this new year

Replaced by sorrow, shed a tear

Let peace be our new resolution

And rid the world of this pollution.
©j.black

       Merry Christmas

 Awake unto the silence of the night

An eerie feeling, shadows in the light

A peace that only inner love can find

On Christmas Day let joy and grace

 combine.
Let not anger spoil this precious day

Relax, rejoice or maybe even pray

How lucky that we can even see

A present underneath the Christmas

 tree.
Be thankful for what this yuletide brings

Be not obsessed with just material things

Think of those less fortunate than you

Your kindness may just make their dream

Come true.
©j.black

Walk out through spirits past

Footprints in the frozen grass

Sunshine casts a shadow fair

Warming all souls lying there.

Birdsong in the treetops sound

Add beauty to the holy ground

Memories within my heart

For those too early who depart.

History buried under ground

Carved on tombstones all around

Rich or poor it’s hard to tell

A moral we should remember well.

Depart this world without a care

To do this true love you must share

 Be careful when you do offend

We know not when our life will end.

    ©j.black