WHEN IS NOW

Hustle if you must, but wouldn’t it be better,

to first listen to what the Earth utter?
Here in my hand is a letter,
from my mother and oh--your mother
Listen as I read it louder… here you go.

Dear lovely creatures,

I invite you to live in a better world
But that world is not assured
I tell you, there’s a lot to be considered.
Are you willing to change to be ensured?

Again, hustle if you must, but wouldn’t it be better,

to hustle into something greater?
To hustle growing the biodiversity,
to hustle shifting to cleaner energy,
and to hustle restoring the forestry.

So hustle if you must, but let this be a reminder

As I deliver this letter, I’m talking about our Mother Earth
She is gasping her breathe while she waits
But while she waits and holds—we begin
Begin when? The wind & waves shout—NOW!