Untitled poem
Earth mother speaks.
Gaia’s lament
It’s time to rest
Her patience is spent
Heed her call; hear her voice
Man must change.
We have no choice.
Hishuk ish tsawalk
The Golden Rule.
Ignore it not, don’t be a fool.
A path is there
If we choose to see a better way
For what can be.
What profits one, in selfish greed
To take much more
Than what we need.
We profit not, there is no Gain
If all we do
Brings not but pain
A. Child
Lake Cowichan