Home

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Mother Earth our Home, one vessel, one people,

no borders to be seen.

Each light on her face, a town, a city,

so fragile and serene.

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Masked by clouds, pollution, drought,

makings of our own design.

What fools we are, stripping, killing,

destroying of our own kind.

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Mother Earth, blue planet, Moon,

whirling through vast space.

In her skies each light, a planet, a star,

a galaxy does race.

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Across our universe, looking out, looking in,

infinity is what we see.

Our only duty, good reason, good judgement,

be healing, joy, and peace.

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A poem by David Smitherman, with Black Marble image by NASA.