
I'm gonna leave you with one of Pop's favorite songs ever. It's also one of the best songs about the environment we've ever heard. It's Don McLean's Tapestry. Even though he wrote the song over 30 years ago, it's truer today than ever.
Tapestry
Every thread of creation is held in position
by still other strands of things living.
In an earthly tapestry hung from the skyline
of smouldering cities so gray and so vulgar,
as not to be satisfied with their own negativity
but needing to touch all the living as well.
Every breeze that blows kindly is one crystal breath
we exhale on the blue diamond heaven.
As gentle to touch as the hands of the healer.
As soft as farewells whispered over the coffin.
We're poisoned by venom with each breath we take,
from the brown sulphur chimney and the black highway snake.
Every dawn that breaks golden is held in suspension
like the yoke of the egg in albumen.
Where the birth and the death of unseen generations
are interdependent in vast orchestration
and painted in colors of tapestry thread.
When the dying are born and the living are dead.
Every pulse of your heartbeat is one liquid moment
that flows through the veins of your being.
Like a river of life flowing on since creation.
Approaching the sea with each new generation.
You're now just a stagnant and rancid disgrace
that is rapidly drowning the whole human race.
Every fish that swims silent, every bird that flies freely,
every doe that steps softly.
Every crisp leaf that falls, all the flowers that grow
on this colourful tapestry, somehow they know.
That if man is allowed to destroy all they need.
He will soon have to pay with his life, for his greed.
by still other strands of things living.
In an earthly tapestry hung from the skyline
of smouldering cities so gray and so vulgar,
as not to be satisfied with their own negativity
but needing to touch all the living as well.
Every breeze that blows kindly is one crystal breath
we exhale on the blue diamond heaven.
As gentle to touch as the hands of the healer.
As soft as farewells whispered over the coffin.
We're poisoned by venom with each breath we take,
from the brown sulphur chimney and the black highway snake.
Every dawn that breaks golden is held in suspension
like the yoke of the egg in albumen.
Where the birth and the death of unseen generations
are interdependent in vast orchestration
and painted in colors of tapestry thread.
When the dying are born and the living are dead.
Every pulse of your heartbeat is one liquid moment
that flows through the veins of your being.
Like a river of life flowing on since creation.
Approaching the sea with each new generation.
You're now just a stagnant and rancid disgrace
that is rapidly drowning the whole human race.
Every fish that swims silent, every bird that flies freely,
every doe that steps softly.
Every crisp leaf that falls, all the flowers that grow
on this colourful tapestry, somehow they know.
That if man is allowed to destroy all they need.
He will soon have to pay with his life, for his greed.
We're laffin cuz we all like to use the same litterbox. That little bag wouldn't even start to hold ours! HaHaMeow. Mommy re-uses the Wal-Mart, Target style bags.We can really load one up!
ReplyDeleteI use a litter box that has sort of a built-in scoop - it's got a double bottom with a sifter so my human just sifts out the waste and dumps it and puts the rest of the litter in a fresh pan. That way we don't need bags at all!
ReplyDeleteI thought my Human was the only one old as dirt enough to remember that song. Ha!
ReplyDeleteWe use those plastic grocery bags to bundle the garbage down to the dumpster. And recycle most plastic, paper, cardboard, aluminum, and glass. Our litter is made from corn and gets recycled by the big land treatment wastewater facility. Liquids water corn and soybeans. Solids provide fertilizer.
ReplyDeleteMy woman has always loved that song. She's old as dirt (as Spitty says). You look grogeous amongst the flower petals CK!
Laura & Taffy
PS: We have celebrated Earth Day since it began. Each year on that date we try to make another change to improve our total footprint on the planet. Last year we changed from most cleaning products to white vinegar.
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day to all!
Laura & Taffy
Our Old lady remembers that song too. It is a really great one. We are lucky and live in the country so we just dump our poo outside and don't have to use bags. Great Earth day post. Well done.
ReplyDeleteDrat, I forgot is was Earth Day, and I'm a big fan! Great post CK!
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day!
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting scooper! We've never seen one you can attach a bag to. We celebrate Earth Day by watching all the birdies and critters outside have a good time. Happy Earth Day!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY EARTHDAY !
ReplyDeleteOf course your poo doesn´t stink CK !
My mom would like to have a scoop like that for my pee and poo , she has never seen anything that smart here in Sweden.
My mom uses the small bags you carry home fruit in or old breadbags for my pee and poo :)
Love that song. Very nice post. We keep trying too in this house. Our grocery store even recycles plastic bags now - those that they put special groceries in like meat, poison stuff, and the likes.
ReplyDeleteFor Austin it’s dig-up-the-earth day every day :)
ReplyDeleteBTW he’s done his ABCs xox
Hi CK! Don't you loves my noo bloo tunnel??? I will try to pop over in the morning after the Stoopy Human leaves for ::shudder:: work. I think I've got it working now ;-) XOXO
ReplyDeleteHey CK!
ReplyDeleteNow that is the COOLEST poo scoop I've ever seen. Of course Gloman and the girl haven't had an 'actual' paper since WAY before I was even born...so she'd have to buy the whole shebang. I'm with you though. MY poo can't possibly stink. Between the grapefruit and the beans...SHEESH!
...love that song. So much.
Happy Earth Day, my stunning friend!
xoxo Katie