The Gift of Eden
/In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020
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The Biblical Lord God
Granted us dominion
Over all the Earth
It’s flora and fauna
ceded from Heavenly control
Trusted to us as stewards
To use wisely
We were given Eden
Beautiful, joyous, bountiful
Yet as the ages have passed
The garden has been defiled
It’s waters poisoned with our chemicals
It’s skies clouded with our emissions
It’s forests and meadows torn asunder from our destruction
All for the accumulation of “wealth” -
Not of the bounty that could sustain us
But of an artificial coin which increasingly divides us
We have squandered the gift
Failed in our stewardship
Betrayed trust
There is but little time left
To right our injustice
And preserve the splendor of the Earth
For our and future generations
But we must act
Lest the gift be lost
For having been trusted with care
Of this world
We will not be given another world to sully
“Dominion” may be read as “Responsibility”
And as “chance”
And thus
We have a responsibility
And but one chance to meet it
To exercise our dominion over the Earth
And either restore her endless harvest
Or complete her ruin
Make no mistake
Should we fail to meet this challenge
‘Twill be us exit the stage
Leaving behind a barren rock
Which would have cared for us
Had we but cared for it
By Mike Turner
From: United States
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