Where Does One Start? Poem by vern eaker

Where does one start
To do their part
The planet we need to save
I am not sure just how to behave

Compact fluorescent I was told
Efficient energy saving way to go
However I am at a loss
What to do with bulbs I toss

About water conservation
Yet another reservation
The filter systems which water flows
What is the carbon footprint of those?

Treated before it reaches my house
Then again as it comes out
Some water remains hard
But I’m not to wash my car or water the yard

Recycling is such a great plan
Glass, plastic, aluminum cans
Appliances, metals not tossed in haste
Composting all of our yard waste

But then collected is all
In trucks that we don’t even call
Just out cruising the nation
searching for our recycled donation

So is there really value there
Is it enough we act to care?
I’m sure this has been well planed
But am I to act I understand?