When this all settles
I will walk along a stony beach
Stepping across rock pools
Looking for fossils
Life has been here before and will be after
Nothing was ever certain
Life was always frail
A bubble has burst
But we will float again
Life is all we have, treasure its small joys
When this all settles
We must mourn the dead
Unpick our mistakes
Grieve for lost chances
Life for us should never be the same
We have another danger
That may take us all
This is a rehearsal
Now we must save our world
Our grandchildren must live and thrive
Copyright © 2021 Kim Whysall-Hammond
The Cheesesellers Wife 
There’s a typo in the last line of the second stanza: “it’s” for “its”.
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Eeek, that’s been changed when I copied in and out of an editor — something I do in order to get the font I want in my posts. It a WordPress thing….
Now correct
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I couldn’t agree more!
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:)
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Hope this is not a rehearsal for things to come but a message to wake up. A call to action.
Unfortunately for the greedy the message has not hit home.
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I agree!
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I so agree, though it is going to take a huge transformation of consciousness and hard labour to forge ahead. “Life should never be the same.” And yet I am not hearing any enlightenment on the part of world leaders as to understanding the crisis that is upon us. Sigh. I think it is going to have to be we people – our leaders have sold out.
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Grassroots action is absolutely required!
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Yes. There is much work to be done. (K)
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Indeed
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Yes, my husband assures me that the Earth will rise again, even if we destroy its current bounty. Even if he’s right, it feels like small comfort. I can’t not grieve, especially given I have children. How can I not want for them the comfort, peace and beauty I have enjoyed?
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I agree with you totally. I have two adult sons and want so much for them to live full and happy lives.
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Yes,especially that last paragraph. I won’t live long enough to feel the full impact of this terrible time, but my grandchildren will. They deserve so much better than what I fear is in store.
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