10,000 Years For Each Earth Citizen Poem by john tiong chunghoo
10,000 Years For Each Earth Citizen
the earth has enough years
to give every of its citizens
10,000 years or more
to live alone on the planet
and as many more years
left over for every animal to enjoy
the whole planet on its own
the earth is a kind old man
lost in arithmetics
with too many of its citizens
lost in impatience
they squeeze the earth
into a little time box
suffocate it with inventions
and willingly lead it
down the road of destructions
the earth has enough years
to give every of its citizens
10,000 years or more
to live alone on the planet
Is living alone a 'choice' - perhaps of necessity, or a rational decision? Interesting arithmetic, my guess is we have less than 10,000 years left. Sadly intropective John, and very thought provoking.
Nice piece John. But me too is in a mad rush. I don't know why?
Thought provoking to say the least, we should all slow down a bit and as Linda says smell the roses. Wonderful poem John---Melvina---
I liked this. I liked the thought behind it. And on some days, I really wouldn't mind a small portion of my 10,000 years.
Just a litle bit crude, but I read your biography and loved it. It is so poetic.
we all have all the time on earth......if we would but realise it! John I loved this work .``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````hema
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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So take time to smell the roses! It seems everything is going faster and faster with each passing year. Maybe the earth has time, but man is on a tight schedule, and anxious to cram it all into a few years of existence, just in case our time is shorter than we think. Thought-provoking write, John. Linda