the Lord He created 
the water (clear) the firmament (clean) 
the earth 
(oh virgin mother earth so green) 
and the fishes swam 
in the tumbling clear waters 
of the Lord’s lovely creation 
and the gentle wingéd ones 
cleft the azure heavens in pure joy 
ave aves 
the furry ones 
established order by which 
they might all survive 
came then man 
the great creation to be 
He 
and eons of harmony 
the Lord the earth and man 
all three 
but now 
oh Lord 
what say ye 
air foul 
water concrete dammed 
and beer can damned 
and killed from air (not fair) 
the innocent balancing wolves 
bleeding on the snow 
the gentle Lord He looks 
up down He looks around 
at man oh damn man 
damned beer canned 
maker of dams 
killer of rivers man 
| gave you paradise man 
balanced planned 
trilogy of air sea land 
then man oh man 
damned man 
with your cans and dams 
you break my heart man 
said the master planner 
Lord creator and then 
the Lord the anguished Lord 
He cried and cried 
why man oh why 
must Earth die 
Shirley Pauley 
