Can earth be Earth when all its trees are gone,
And sudsy waters have become unfit,
And poisoned life no longer greets the dawn
With raucous sounds that death has caused to quit?
Will trees no longer wave, with limbs unfurled,
On hapless earth, that ever in orbit roams?
Will human ego sacrifice the world
To satiate its lust for pompous homes?
Will distant space look down on orb that's bald.
I now can hear the mother say,
"I was once called Earth.
But now, bereft of mirth, I weep.
That treeless orb's no longer Earth."
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Analysis of Form and Technique
Can Earth Be Earth?
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Garvit
Published by Family Friend Poems June 2008 with permission of the Author.
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Analysis of Form and Technique
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Techniques this poem uses:
- The author uses adjectives to paint a picture with words. An adjective is the part of speech that describes a noun (person, place, or thing).
sudsy waters poisoned life raucous sounds hapless earth distant space treeless orb
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