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The sun will warm
Again
Or far
Too hot.
The water that sustains
Will flood
Again
Or not.
The tenet that prevails
Remains:
This magic of a planet
To protect
We ought,
Or an ultimatum
Spurred by greed
With life as
Afterthought,
Will render what we
Know
And what we for our
Children hoped,
Into a disaster
We had let be
Bought.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Ultimatum in 62 words
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Na'ama Yehuda 
Absolutely brilliant, Na’ama.
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Yay! I like brilliant!
I also love this planet of ours and I hope those who are still asleep at the wheel, wake up … Hugs!
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You should.
So do I.
Hugs, right back!
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🙂 Me love hugs.
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Very well done. A beautifully delivered message.
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Thank you! I’m very pleased it was communicated! 🙂
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I wonder what people think we are going to do when this place is done. Super poem, Na’ama
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Thank you, John.
It is difficult for me to comprehend – how can people just not care what will happen to their children and grandchildren?
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Me either.
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Yeah.
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lots of the responses to this prompt are about family (including mine) while a dire future may lay ahead. thanks for your poem.
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Well, there’s room for the family stuff because in reality the day-to-day handling of small (or not so small) things that at times require an ultimatum are all still important … even as we face bigger issues that may hold the ultimate … um … ultimatum ….
🙂 Great comment! Thank you!
Na’ama
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Now that young people are making themselves heard, things may just begin to change. Hopefully, anyhow.
Here’s my story.
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One hopes. And one hopes that the adults will be there to support them (and certainly not to mock them …) and that we can all do what we must, to make sure we leave the children and grandchildren with a livable world.
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Beautifully constructed cautionary poem. We can only hope that people heed the message. Shana tovah umtukah.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Amen to that! May we all do all we can to ensure a livable world for the next generations. It is, really, the least we can do.
Shana Tova U’Metukh to you and yours!
Na’ama
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