Fresh air is so important,
It keeps our lungs quite clean,
So why so much pollution?
It isn’t very green!
Lungs are dark in cities,
Muddied by constant smog.
Car engines always stalling,
No place to walk a dog.
Animals matter too, you know,
Pollution makes them sick,
We need to start to change things,
And make the changes stick.
So walk a little more, my friend,
Or catch a train or bus,
Keep the car for distances,
Trying cycling, it’s less fuss.
Politicians need to learn
That coal and gas are bad.
We all know there are better sources,
Let’s use them and be glad.
I suppose it’s easy to forget
That pollution is around.
It doesn’t sing, it doesn’t dance,
And poisons without a sound.
I dream a dream of futures
When renewables rule the day.
Solar, wind and thermal,
Have chased fossil fuels away.
Oh I dream of that future too! I really hope renewables become more mainstream. I love (and hate too, in reality I suppose) that image of lungs being dark in cities.
My doctor friend said that lungs in deceased city folk are really black with char.
hello! Wow, this is such an incredible poem, I don’t read a lot of poems but I really enjoyed this. I liked the section about the cities! Alicia
Thank you. Cities are fun but dirty.
This is a wonderful poem & it’s sad that many politicians aren’t open to renewable resources.
Luckily in Denmark though wind energy is huge & they’re even building an island for a wind energy farm.
Scandinavia seem well ahead of the curve. Thanks for commenting.
Great poem and such an important issue to be raising awareness about. Well done!
Corinne x
Thanks for commenting.
This is a great poem with a powerful messages. I love that it’ll speak people from all walks of life too. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this poem. It includes such an important reminder that there’s a lot of work to be done for a better future. Thank you for sharing Jamie!
Kind words. Thanks.
Great poem. I long for the day we do something about pollution. Ever make cars all electric or bad them and only have public transport
Me too.
An important topic! Thank you for sharing it in the form of a poem.
Nice dedicating to write a poetry about caring more for our environment! 🙂 I do write poems also on my blog.
I enjoyed reading this, it so relevant today. I wished more renewable resources were being used, hopefully in the future they will. Great post! xx
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I love this poem, the way it flowed and how it’s talking about such an important topic xx
I appreciate the comment.
good poem about the detrimental effects of air pollution. let’s hope that one day there will be less air pollution in the future
Fingers and toes crossed.
This is a nice poem which reminds us to do something today for a better tomorrow.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed.
Great poem, Jaime! It’s important that we constantly keep in mind our air and earth. I hope that the government puts more thought into being more green. Thanks for sharing x
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