3 CLIMERICKS For Earth Day: 'The Increase in Friendliness Strikes’ : ‘On Earth Day, Wake Up!'; 'Young Thinkers Please Help Build Up Hope'

Pixabay Free Image - child and bike

Here’s some changes many of us can think about as OUR contribution to Climate concern

The increase in friendliness strikes

Our community when we ride bikes,

We can stop and just talk,

It’s the same when we walk,

And there’s less traffic – what’s not to like?

 

The children are making great strides,

With their fitness on home to school rides,

And the ones who now walk,

Have more time to talk,

And we all breathe much better outside. 

 

We’re making our planet too warm,

It’s doing a great deal of harm;

Let’s get on our feet,

And reclaim our streets,

Like the Dutch did – and they’re on top form!

by Abby Brook, Abbeydale, Gloucester

And Here’s a Climerick specifically for Earth Day 22nd April 

On EARTH DAY, Wake Up! The Extremes

of weather are just what they seem;

the result of abuse

in the fuels that we use:

we must STOP! NOW! Not soon- and go green.

by Trevor Thorn

And one encouraging young people to really challenge the idea that nothing can be done: Let’s gather together to encourage them to do so. It will be their ideas that will best bring the hope we need

 

Young thinkers please help build up hope

By challenging every trope

That claims fossil fuels

Aren’t harmful and cruel,

Driving Earth down a slippery slope

To see earlier posted Climericks - go to the 

monthly collections (list in right hand 

column)starting with April 2024 and 

work backwards.

by Trevor Thorn