Here are a series of new paintings and poems I created for #earthday whilst people gathered in London with Christian Climate Action calling for #nomorefossilfuels #thebigone
I wonder whether any of these paintings speaks to you and how?
Pinks of damage swirl
Whilst nature cries out in fear
Enough!
Greens no longer safe
Darkness of pollution
Destroys nature
Blue oceans bleed red
Waste Selfishly discarded
Plant life can't sustain
Hope drifting away
We must change actions today
No time to delay
Let the Earth shine
Without worrying if it's yours or mine
We are merely custodians
Should put nature on the podium
Rather than believing we have a right
To everything in our sight
It's time to stop taking
Time to start repairing
Let the daisies grow
With dandelion companions
As buttercups bloom
Let the weeds deploy
Allow insects to enjoy
Please do not destroy
Sakura in bloom
Hanami delivers hope
Beautiful blossoms
Disconnected cherry blossom chasers
Spy psychedelic illumination
Rushing to beat all the other gazers
Who sit around stuck in rumination
Dancing in petals of every hue
Hearts collide as love starts coalescing
Bare feet bathing in cool refreshing dew
Celebrating Spring's glorious blessing
Tulips and daisies cheer from the borders
As dandelions observe from afar
Daffodils sway with nearby crocuses
Ivy thinks it's all a bit too bizarre
Life in the garden always on the move
Will you join in and discover your groove?
Resplendent rainbows eclipse green auroras
Delicately fighting dark midnight themes
Birds sing lullabies inspired by flora
Love burns inimitable dancing dreams
Spaces develop as nature changes
Slowly fermenting forgotten fears
Mountains examine within their ranges
Bathing in rains full of stormy tears
Time elapses increasingly slowly
As truth obscures pure imagination
Stars that once sparkled now sad and lonely
Shine their precarious situation
Love betrothed now sadly disconnected
Looks to the light hopefully reflected
If you like these poems and paintings then you might want to purchase my book "Caring for Creation Together" published by Wild Goose Publications of the Iona Community. "40 paintings and associated poems presented in 8 sections as a journey through the issues of climate change."