Knights In White Satin Poem by Ted L Glines

Knights In White Satin



Knights in White Satin
by Ted L Glines

I love our Mother,
Don't you?
She's worth fighting for,
So are you.

All hail the ladies
Who fight the good fight
To save our dear Gaia
From poison and blight.
All hail the ladies
Whose voices are clear,
'Stop the destruction
Of Gaia, so dear.'

Our rivers run oily
With toxic waste,
Killed by greed
And corporate haste.
Our oceans are shiny
With chemical spills.
Dolphins are dying
In fishery kills.

Sea-cows are slaughtered,
Run over for sport
By boats of the wealthy
Who do not fear court.
Oil-coated birds
Lay dead on our shore,
Victims of men
Who don't care anymore.

But, out on the Front,
Petitions in hand,
Our 'Knights in White Satin'
Are saving our land.
Hail to the ladies
Whose voices ring clear,
'Stop the destruction
Of Gaia, you hear? ? ? ! ! ! '

And where you saw forests,
There's nothing but slash,
Cut clear to make paper
Which goes to make trash.
And eagles fly over,
No nests anymore.
Whole species are dying;
No homes like before.

The Red Men took care
To nurture their land,
They knew that their lives
Were in Gaia's hand.
Along came the White Eyes
To claim a fat prize
Leaving just chaos
In spite of our cries.

In halls of our Congress,
Petitions in hand,
With millions of names
From all over this land,
Our 'Knights in White Satin'
Are taking their stand.
We stride beside them;
We go hand in hand.

This war is for Gaia,
Our Mother, so dear,
So lift up your voices
And give a great cheer.
We all march together
And we won't be halted
'Til Gaia is smiling
And life is exalted.



Author's Notes: Thanks to the Moody Blues, whose 'Nights in white satin' gave me this title, and to Annalegra's homeless eagle in 'Lament.'

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
LOVEFOOL Aka 13 January 2009

Very thought provoking and well written thanks

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