Ode to Earth

third year carlie gambino 

photo by atithi patel

Oh earth of sustainability

You amaze me 

Why not give back to the one who gives for free? 

I compost my scraps 

Retain my containers of glass 

I sleep in your airy breeze- 

free, no AC 

My footprints hug your soil 

In the gardens I toil 

Your fruits of labor bear nutrition 

Resources of your altruism