we must treat it right



the earth is our home
we must treat it right
all through the day
all through the night

poisons in the sky
poisons in the sea
put there by you
put there by me

we know it is wrong
we know it is not right
the earth is our home
we must treat it right
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Submitted on August 14, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABxb xcxc xbAB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 235
Words 55
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Alan Green 'Guppyman'

A MAN WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAYTHAT NEEDS TO BE HEARDTHE POET ALAN GREENA MAN WHO REALLY CARESI HAVE BEEN WRITING POETRY SINCE I WAS A SMALL CHILDI HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS FOR THE ENVIROMENT AND FEAR IT MAY ALREADY BE TO LATE FOR A TURNAROUNDI AM KNOWN AS GUPPYMAN BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR THE TROPICAL FISH GUPPIESI REALLY ENJOY YOUR REVEIWS OF MY WORKS AS IT HELPS ME TO REFINE MY POETRY STYLE THANK YOU ALLI AM ENGLISH born and bred in birkenhead a large town on the banks of the river mersey a hard upbringing in a tough part of town known as the north end more…

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