Earth – A Sonnet Melanie McDougal ’24

Earth – A Sonnet

The earth is dying, and we are at fault! The sun cries flames when it sees earth expire. Man-mades turn to dust, ash, dirt, and salt, Remnants brushed away, forests to fire

Earth is much in need, full of human flaw. Earth is melting ice, packed with dying flesh Have you looked around? What is it you saw? Earth has begged her plea; put her pain to rest!

Her evergreens blaze, red branches ignite. Her iced wonderland turns to watered mush. Bible’s mirrored world puts forth a grand fight. We and Moses now see a burning bush!

And if we saved the home we never earned, We wouldn’t need a Critical Concern!

Melanie McDougal ‘24