Earth Day event on Saturday, 4/21/07 at the Backlot Theatre
There will be an Earth Day event on Saturday, 4/21/07 at the Backlot Theatre. Skullduggery and the Schmitz Brothers Band will be playing from 8 pm to 1 am
We're inviting any local nonprofit organizations to set up a free information table, especially if they are focused on environmental causes.
If you or anyone else needs more info, don't hesitate to contact me at 400-9889, or Skullduggeryband@aol.com Thanks!!
Turner
Hi,
I was hoping to contact the author of this blog to gain input for our upcoming "Green Issue" for SRQ Magazine.
Could you please email me at riccis@srqmagazine.com?
Thanks,
Ricci Shryock
I submit this poem I wrote:-
Earth Day 2007
There was a Man who stood there looking
While his wife was inside cooking.
He just stood there for a while
And on his face there was a smile.
Wasn’t bothered by the noise
Or going golfing with the boys,
But looking out, at his trees
With leaves blowing in the breeze.
He felt Nature in his soul.
It told him that he played a role.
“Moss on an oak tree” was all he said.
And then he went inside to bed.
But in his mind, the moss was there.
He knew it lived when there was good air,
Bright sun & rain as pure as snow.
Without those three, the moss wouldn’t grow.
And so he said a little prayer
For sun, & rain, & good clean air.
‘Cause moss is just a living thing
Cannot be created by a king.
A part of life that is so small
Just the same, a part of it all.
And without it’s role on the earth
There’s other things that couldn’t give birth.
Like bugs and other plants that thrive
Only when moss grows and is alive.
And those bugs & plants give rise to others
More bugs & plants come from these mothers.
And so through eternity
Little things bring more things from maternity.
And life gets complex and diverse
Until it meets up with man’s curse.
Man dreams of power and of greed
Taking more than he does need.
So have some reason to your actions,
Don’t take more, take only fractions.
We are here to give and not to take
‘Cause when we don’t, it’s a mistake.
You can’t drink water that we’ve made bad
Or breathe foul air, and that is sad.
Take some tock and leave the tick
Try not to make the planet sick.
It’s good for you and it’s good for me.
So standing there beside his tree,
The Man knew and had no doubt
Of Peace within and Peace without.
So join this Man and look around,
You’ll find the Peace that he has found.
Think Mother Earth in all you do
Remember she’s your Mother, too!
Each day is Earth Day for your child
The Man knew this, that’s why he smiled.
***
Rick Greene
Sarasota, Florida
941-544-7330