“The earth is what we all have in common.” Wendell Berry
We all live on the same planet.
We all need the same mix of air.
Designed to eat from Earth’s garden
And drink from bodies of water
Abundant in all of our bodies,
We all floated in our mother’s wombs
We all cry the same salty tears.
We are more alike than different.
You would think
we could all get along
If not for ourselves, then
For the sake of all children
of the great Mother Earth.
And we can.
This is my offering for #PoetsForPeace which can be found here:
Anything is Possible! 
August 17, 2016 at 6:53 pm
It’s beautiful, JoAnna! Have a blessed day ♡
August 17, 2016 at 7:04 pm
Thank you, Lorrie! You have a blessed day, too! ❤
August 17, 2016 at 8:58 pm
So true! Thanks a lot for these reflections, JaAnna
August 17, 2016 at 11:25 pm
You are quite welcome! Thanks for stopping by and reading!
August 18, 2016 at 7:19 pm
Beautiful poem and quote JoAnne… love the earth! Peace… Bruce
August 19, 2016 at 9:16 am
Thank you, Bruce. I’m glad you appreciated my poem. Can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t love the the earth.
August 19, 2016 at 8:54 am
Lovely Message in those Words.
Yet we have Rich and Poor,
Yet we have White and Black,
Yet we have Men and Women,
Yet we have Prosperity and Poverty!!!!!!!!!!!
August 19, 2016 at 9:20 am
Thank you, Cattie. We will always have divisions, but I hope we get better at finding common ground to reach across the chasms.
August 22, 2016 at 3:03 pm
Yes, we cry the same “salty tears”and laugh the same belly laughs. And we are blessed to have poetry…
Thank you for your poem.
August 22, 2016 at 5:07 pm
You are welcome. I’m more blessed than I sometimes realize. Thanks for reminding me about belly laughs!