Eco-Worrier's Creed

The planet is changing, and this is a statement about how I feel.

Eco-Worrier's Creed

I believe in Mother Nature,

Governess of heaven and earth,

and in the planet, itself, born

in chaos and tamed with time

until crucified under human

hands with runaway firestorms,

furious downpours, and the hell

of summer's scorching. After

years of warnings, Gaia comes

now to judge the damage done

from fossil fuels, deforestation

and drainage of ancient aquifers.

I believe in one sustainable

world, in composting and

recycling, in the work of wind

and sun, in creating wildlife

corridors, in driving electric cars,

in skipping the burger in favor

of chicken, in sweating more

in summer and layering on clothes

in winter, in buying from local

shops and supporting farmers'

markets, in limiting plane trips,

and carting reusable bags to stores

to hack at tendrils of complicity.

                                                Amen

Marilyn Aschoff Mellor