Lizards and frogs and all manner of bugs.
I'm desperate now
Just desperate to see
A world full of critters
That run fast and fly free.
The gymnastic pine marten
And the exocet gannet
They each have their place
On our beautiful planet
But we upset the balance
I just want to shout
we're just taking it over
And crowding them out
For the sake of some money?
For financial growth?
No!
I want each human being
Too be sworn to an oath
To cast aside want
And to grasp what we need
To put nature first,
In a world full of greed
To substitute ego
And the corridors of power
For a sense of compassion
In our world's darkest hour
To look hard to our future
and to learn from our past
To inspire all the little ones
So that we're not the last
To hear a dawn chorus
or to see a gazelle
Or to glimpse a hen harrier
Or a wee pipistrelle
We must make it our duty
for our children to find
A Planet Fit For Nature
And not just mankind.
Carl A. Mynott
November 2014