On An Earth Day Like Today
On an Earth Day like today
I see a ray of light and sway.
I perceive a horizon that seeks
and speaks of health and happiness.
That pledges that the food we feast on,
and the water we drink are cheap and safe.
That safeguards that the air we breathe
and the goods we use are as harmless as possible.
On an Earth Day like today
I see a ray of light and sway.
I become wild with positivity and tenacity
when I see practices of rewilding and restoration.
The modest efforts to protect and respect local groups,
vulnerable wildlife and valuable ecosystems and species.
On an Earth Day like today, I plead for the people who seek
to slow the rate of global warming, pollution and deforestation.
Ndaba Sibanda
Ndaba Sibanda is a Bulawayo-born poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. He is the author of The Gushungo Way, Sleeping Rivers, Love O’clock, The Dead Must Be Sobbing, Football of Fools, Cutting-edge Cache, Of the Saliva and the Tongue, When Inspiration Sings In Silence, The Way Forward, Poetry Pharmacy, Sometimes Seasons Come With Unseasonal Harvests, As If They Minded, and The Dangers Of Child Marriages: Billions Of Dollars Lost In Earnings And Human Capital. He has been nominated for the National Arts Merit Awards, The Pushcart Prize, and Best of the Net.