Before the world
Knew how to die,
The earth was ageless
Like the sky;
It knew no grief
And had no fear
Of pain or death
Or sorrows near.
And then one day
Mankind was born –
A seed was planted
On that morn –
A warning spread
Throughout the land:
Beware the heavy
Hand of Man.
For when he came
He did not see
The beauty and
The purity;
He sought to take
And never give,
He sought to kill
Instead of live.
And when the first
Sad creature died,
A shadow to the
Earth was tied;
A darkness rose
From deep within –
The birth of
Unremitting sin.
© Sonya Annita Song
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Amazing. Missed your poems!!
Aww thank you. I missed my WP community. 🙂
Speaks volumes about of the times we live in… ravaging nature. Beautiful and powerful!
Thank you for interpreting my words with clarity and insight. 🙂
Wow this is great! I love it. Moves so smoothly. Not a ripple in it. ❤👍
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🌸💜
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Uhm…some contemplation. Beautifully written.
Thank you for your kind words. 🙂
Anytime Sonya…it’s always you to thank for always thinking beautifully 💮
You have beautiful thoughts as well. Coming over to visit them now. 🙂
Always welcome… flattering
Truth.
I believe so.
“The earth was ageless Like the sky;” Never dies!
Metaphorically speaking.
Inspired.
Thank you kindly! 🙂
Most welcome 🙏
So true,indeed speaks volumes about time!
Really beautifully written. 🙂
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Excellent and so true.
Thank you kindly! 🙂
Wonderfully true and beautiful!!
Many thanks for your kind words. 🙂
Well done indeed
I’m glad you thought so. 🙂
Brilliant! It flows so effortlessly! 🙂
I’m glad it didn’t feel too heavy-handed. 😉
That was marvelous !
That’s very kind of you! Thank you. 🙂
Very nice! And with such an important thought.
You seem well attuned to nature and the plight of man.
Beautiful words about an ugly truth.
An ugly truth that hopefully has a solution.
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So much truth and power in this poem. I love it very much!
I’m very glad you feel that way. Thank you so much. 🙂
Beautiful! I have missed you here on WordPress… it’s good to read you again 🙂
Thank you. That’s very sweet of you. 🙂
I agree with the negligence and exploitation bits. Tragic. But not Original Sin.
No, definitely not original sin. Purely metaphorically speaking in terms of man’s effects on nature and the environment.
Wonderful!
Thank you kindly! 🙂
Well said, Sonya. Especially loved the following verses:
“Beware the heavy / Hand of Man. / For when he came / He did not see / The beauty and / The purity;”
And now, we must pay the price for our “unremitting sin.”
And what a heavy price that is for the entire world to bear.
Indeed!
but also the birth of hope…
What a beautiful twist. Love it. 🙂
Thanks Cubby
Really love this one!
Your avatar name is rather appropriate for you to like this one! 🙂
HAHA! Took me a minute. I always forget that’s my avatar name but you’re right, lol, it’s very much me
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I hear a cat with a tiger’s roar!
Reowr! 😀
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
William Blake took poetic licence with the hands and feet, but I can see why. “What dread paw? & what dread paw?” doesn’t have the same impact.
Hehe 🙂 paws do lack the same dread factor as hands and feet in one’s imagination… I, for one, am suddenly warming up to what dread paw (x2) Repeating phrases over and over again gives it an ancient flavour as well
Most definitely. And put some claws on those paws, and they do become dreadful. 🙂
Indeed, my scars can attest! The heavy hand of man might bribe the judge though. This post truth world may become a place of claws that are most gentle and soothing.
Padded paws with sharpened claws make for fewer future flaws.
Beautiful piece. I think I realize you have been away. haven’t been seeing your poems. Welcome back.
Thank you. It’s always nice to come home. 🙂
Terribly good, terribly true! You write very well, as ever.
Thank you, Antonia. You are always very kind. 🙂
I’ve always liked your comments too.
Ditto. 🙂
Powerful. Thank you for writing this.
And thank you for reading. 🙂
You’re welcome. 🙂
Wow
Thank you! 😊
I think this is superb, and deserves to be widely read. Thank you.
That’s very kind of you. Thank you for your lovely words. 😊
I really enjoyed reading it aloud😀.
Awesome stuff
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Wow!! 😊Btw,thanks for liking my post…. means a lot coming from such a talented poet.
It is my pleasure to read your work. 🙂
Wow…This is absolutely beautifully composed! Love the rhymes and flow!
Yonnie💜
Thank you for bringing beauty to my words. 🌸💚🌹
Awww 🥰…
The words you write are rich in Beauty 🌸
Like Fire 🔥 Ignited,
It inspired me to write a comment which enhanced the Beauty 🌸within your Words
Yonnie💜
InHisCare🙏
Hell yeah, I love that!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
This could be turned into a song, I love the melody it has to it 🙂 Really well written!
Thank you so much for your kind words! 😊
Fabulous. Bold. 😀
Thank you so much! 😊🌸
Imagine what we could do if we put our energy toward creating instead of destroying.
No doubt.
Wow! The message of this poem and the rhyming/structure is faultless
Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊🌸
This is wonderful!
Many kind thanks. Thank you for reading! 😊🌸
This is a stellar. I so missed your poems.
A well-crafted Song poem song!
Thank you kindly! 🙂
Very simple and direct! 👍
Thank you kindly! 🙂
You are welcome!😊
Such a horrible truth expressed so beautifully.
Ah yes, a horrible truth indeed.
Wowwwwwww….
I’m glad you liked it! 🙂
Sure did 🙂
I love this poem🙂