Ode to Earth – A Poem by Kristin C.
In the vacuum of darkness and limitless direction, a glowing blue marble of relative perfection.
Change is the only constant from your unfaltering motion, natural rhythms conducted by your cycles and oceans.
The passage of time, we measure in every rotation, the extent of our experience in every revolution.
Slightly atilt from early volatile collision, led to the awe of your lunar and seasonal creation.
Deep within, molten rock and your charged iron core, a secret weapon of external solar deflection, is a force that does more –
This mighty presence is your Electromagnetic Field, it generates polarity and is a powerful shield.
Life is made possible through it’s atmospheric protection, as well as the provision of navigational direction.
Your seemless beauty and all that came next, truly can not be understood from theories or text.
Along with the passage of unfathomable days, an immense biome evolved in variable ways.
From single-celled bacteria to complex vertebrate form, some more than others have left scars on their home.
Visible on your dark side, away from the Sun’s eye it’s hid, a distinct presence is ‘shone’, illuminated in grid.
Human kind has left the largest footprint on your earth, yet it’s important to state our purpose is of no greater worth.
We are united together on you, our ONE planet, plain truth from this distance above,
Therefore, we should treat one another, each species, and YOU with great LOVE.
Those dedicated to this call, rise up and remain vigilant, yet many are blinded by ego, blissfully unaware, or plain ignorant.
ALL was brought forth and nurtured from your motherly womb, as ALL will lay rest and be recycled in your encompassing tomb.
Often, it can be turbulent on this marble in space, and your inhabitants will succumb to multiple fates.
Sometimes by your hand through elemental disaster, but more often by our own undoing, we get there much faster.
In the midst of existence, our tribulations and our yearning, one thing is for certain, you, Earth, will keep turning.
Sometimes all it takes is a view from afar, to see just how magnificent of a planet you are!
Thank you Earth!
Written on April 22, 2020
Happy 51th Anniversary of Earth Day today