Earth and a Sea of Roses

(image source; perhaps a painting/drawing might ensue)

I'm sailing on a sea of roses
Scent of spring is in the air
It's the land of happy pill doses
Love and humility everywhere

If that is how heaven is ---
That kind of quiet soothing blissfulness
But earth is crying;
She's used, abused for the comfort of living
Stripped of her beautiful birds and trees
Cellular signals confuse the bees
Why can't we see more empathy? We can take some responsibilities
Recycle and reuse; make earth feel and look pretty
Live life in humility

This is heaven; what goes up will still come down
It saddens me when nobody gives a damn 'til they hear the sound
of thunder crashing, of earth shaking
Grieved and hurt, heaven's turning to hell
Tainted love, she's got to ring the death bell

I'm on a ship that sails on the sea of roses
It doesn't sink when the thorns encloses over us
Storms and beasts are some of life's happy feasts
Drunk with love from fermented yeast

That is how heaven is ---
That kind of joyful lovingness
But greed and hate
seems to be Earth Mother's fate
Raped of her precious metals and fuel fossils
Acid rain on rose petals and wastes from paper mills
Why aren't we ashamed? We are all to blame
Money doesn't buy true beauty
Life life in humility

This is heaven; we live what we make it to be
It's a huge garden for thousands of species to roam free
It's not just for you and for me
For the future, heaven can be better
For the past, we can treasure what has last

Love heaven, love earth
Rose buds of hope and a new birth
Love heaven, love earth
On a sea of roses, we will surf


- Cynthia C., written March 29, 2009