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The Land Before Time by Michael Kittell – Jeremy’s Daily Challenge – Weekend Medley 4 January Writing Prompt
Blue skies,
Clouds of ivory,
Rain, fresh as a mountain spring,
Grass of emerald green
Under rainbows crown.
This land before time,
This land before man used it for his own gain;
Not for his survival, but for his profit.
What ever happened to taking only what you need,
Just what you require to live,
Not what you desired in greed.
Those that loved this land before time–
We called them savages;
Unworthy of sharing in its bounty.
They didn’t know any better,
They didn’t see the riches that lay before them.
Blind and ignorant in our eyes, they did not deserve it,
We slaughtered them taking what was never rightfully ours.
Our claims legally binding,
They had no paper, no contract, no right,
Trespassers, every one of them to the last,
We drove them to the verge of extinction
Like the buffalo and the wolf,
But who cares,
There will be another to take their place…or not,
It does not matter.
This land before time–
Abused, polluted, strip-mined, clear-cut, overbuilt,
Unappreciated, disrespected,
But isn’t that our way,
Take until there is nothing left to take
And leaving nothing but destruction in our wake.
A sad farewell to…
The land before time.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Prompted By Jeremy’s Daily Challenge – Weekend Medley 4 January
Dom DiFrancesco 
Wonderful… so vivid, and then it moves into something completley differnt
Thank you very much Lois, I started writing this one one way and then my mind twisted it. I’m so glad that you liked it. :)
It had the idea of the weather itself, the way it changes and seems to be blowing clouds away, but then it becomes dark and more threatening… I like all your work, but this one particularly stood out!
Thank you so much my friend. :)
That’s a great bit of poetry, there! And profoundly, sadly true, too. Peace . . .
Thank you and peace to you my friend.
Thank you for joining the challenge Dom. Yet again you show your dexterity at taking a prompt and making it something special to read. Thought provoking words here – lovely write
Thank you Jeremy, I love writing from prompts and this one was no exception. Thanks for offering them up to us. :)
My pleasure Dom, it helps my writing too
Powerful message and beautifully written…a sad farewell indeed.
Thank you my friend, I am finding it odd that I seem to take a beautiful prompt and see the negative side of it, I guess they just draw out my socially conscious side. :)
Well, this morning I woke up to pouring rain and came up with a poem that stirred inside as well. You do write beautifully but I love that there is a powerful message as well in your poems. Blessings, my friend…have a great day…I’m starting mine today after 10 days off.
Thank you so much, I am touched by your nice comment. I hope that you have a wonderful and blessed day after you time off. :)
Thank you, Dominic…it’s been interesting so far. I missed my calls and the youths…but am still working as a hermit…in between calls, writing and reading at WP
Wow! Dom, what a verdict and farewell! But sadly, true.
Thank you Eric, sadly I believe that it is true.
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A beautiful poem, quite impressive!
Thank you so much Frances, I appreciate it very much.
beautifully written:)
Thank you Kimberly. :)