My Dear Readers/Friends:
Spring has been with us for a month already, but the weather is becoming more and more uncertain.
spring snowstorm
a black hole
in my universe
Chen-ou Liu
FYI: CBC News, April 19: Spring snowstorm — yes, another one — rolls into southern Manitoba
When we celebrate this annual worldwide event, the most important thing that we should keep in mind is:
The Earth is what we all have in common. -- Wendell Berry
Our planet (the only liveable one; yes, there two other "potentially habitable Earth-size planets" found in the recent past) and our communities (especially the marginalized ones, such as the indigenous peoples) are confronting the impacts of climate change and the connected crisis of species and ecosystem collapse.
stratus clouds grow darker …
loaded with timber, livestock
and soybeans
truck after truck barrelling
through the Amazon region
Chen-ou Liu
This Earth Day, we should not only celebrate the environmental diversity of Earth, and also highlight the actions we can take to address environmental problems.
gone from the forest
the flower I knew
only by touch
Padma Rajeswari
Earth Day
the world in a grain
of polymer
LeRoy Gorman
black oil slick
washed up on the beach --
looking
in the dead dolphin’s eye
I see a part of myself
Lavana Kray
recycling centre
where to put the dreams
of yesterday
Sebastian Salie
To conclude today's Special Feature post, I would like to share my tanka with you to lift our spirits:
Earth Day FunPlay ...
a flock of doves bursting
into flight
as a beagle chases my son
rolling on a carpet of green
Happy Earth Day
Chen-ou
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