“Man is but one strand,
In the ancient web of life;
Yet, far too many men,
Act as if, they own it.”
A Native American Proverb
His name is Sirocco, he was named after the wind
He belongs to an ancient species of flightless parrot
His kind, once numbered, in the hundreds of thousands
Today, only about one hundred of his kind, are now left
Sirocco, a Kakapo Parrot, was born with a severe illness
He could only be saved, by some compassionate intervention
He has been ‘imprinted,’ on his human rescuers and benefactors
And if Sirocco were released into the wild, it would bring his end
The International Union for The Conservation of Nature
Says that nearly one third of Earth’s numerous amphibians
And more than one in eight birds, and a quarter of its mammals
Are today, on this once very thriving planet of ours, near their end
Yet, we human beings have now surpassed, over six billion in number
And, we continue to devastate and destroy, the homes of our neighbors
Six Billion vs. only a little more than One Hundred, of poor Sirocco’s kind
I sadly wonder, in the end, if we will remain proud, of our destructive nature
Kakapos, like Sirocco, are now Earth’s most endangered parrots;
Yet, sadly and ironically, they are among Earth’s oldest living birds.
And the word ‘Sirocco,’ derives from an ancient Arabic word,
Describing a small wind, that builds and builds, in the desert,
Until it eventually spreads, and causes hurricane like destruction.
And that’s very sadly, and very horrifically,
Exactly what we human beings are doing, today.
As of October 2009, there are about 6.8 billion humans on Earth;
It’s now projected that our population will reach 9 billion, by 2040;
And so many ancient animal species like Sirocco’s, will be gone, forever.
©2009, Mr. Ed
Our Annihilation of Life, Never Ends
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Thanks, Ed, for speaking out.
Anna
love and hugs
mary etta
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( *tears!*
Well done; bravo! Love the music!~
Will we humans ever learn, sadly probably not
Gives a new meaning to, " you don't know what you have till it's gone"
Even here in Canada, bush land is being taken over by towns and city's, in the name of progress
Have a good day
The Buzzard
God bless,
Lew
So much to think about, so much to do, so many poor creatures suffering because of insensitivity and greed!!
Thank you for always keeping us humble and aware.
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Today burn and occupy, fertilizers and insecticides, has destroyed many irrecoverable fauna, and flora species that could contain cancer cure.
I am afraid that in the very near future, a younger writer will publish a book with the title "The bald planet" because man at last as "conquered" everything and there's nothing left.
Georg
PS. Man will understand the meaning of elbow-room with sixty billion!