The world, this precious planet we call home, has been experiencing wild, or should I say, devastating weather this year. It seems almost on a daily basis we hear of another town, that's been hit by some sort of catastrophic weather. Cities in rural and urban areas flattened as if they were made of toy sticks. In one short moment, lives are lost, or people who are lucky enough to walk away are left with nothing...I wonder. . .

What or maybe who, is causing this terrible destruction. . .photo © 2008 Mark Evans | more info (via: Wylio)

Mother Nature is this you? Rearing your angry head

It seems we have not listened to what you have said

This "ball of life" we take for granted and consistently misuse

Always thinking it will just be here for us to abuse

We carelessly pollute the waters, air and land

And now I bet you are taking a stand!

How much do our eyes need to see and our hearts need to feel

Before we begin to believe this is so very real

We must know that our children and their children too

Won't have a safe haven to prosper and grow and now I must ask, what are we going to do?

I bet if we start believing we can live on much less

We will begin to see progress and maybe even success

We need to be more educated on what we buy

Read labels and be aware of all the pesticides

Green products, more natural may be the path we should take

I'm no expert but I think something needs to change for goodness sakes

My message is not intended to be doom and gloom

I think sometimes we just need to be aware and not to assume

That this planet, our home needs care and protection

And maybe, just maybe we can be the ones to change the direction. . .

photo © 2006 Melissa Wiese | more info (via: Wylio)