Fear..........

Freedom from fear
Emerald cool we may be
As water in cupped hands
But oh that we might be
As splinters of glass
In cupped hands.........

What shall we tell our children?

What shall we tell our children
Now
the trees are gone
the skies blackened.....
what shall we tell our children?

What shall we tell our children
Now
they can no longer play in parks
build sandcastles on sludge-licked beaches
what shall we tell our children?

Shall we explain
we did it with
the best of intentions;
We did it to secure
a more affluent future of them;
and THIS is the price
one pays for development.
What , in God's name
can we tell our children?