SHARE THE CARE
Today, see that tree, is it green?
Inform them to save their greed
The ground is as bare as enough
I can’t sit any longer and experience the rough
Of rouge individuals hovering with speed
Searching for possible means to satisfy their greed
They claim it is hard to survive this harsh economy
Seriously? Don’t you realize you are falling a colony?
This bare land doesn’t give me a bearing to where I can bear the burden
I call all to unite, let us make ground greening sudden
So that tomorrow we have cool breeze
Air fresh, not where children sneeze
Just because greed is eroding mother earth.
Why inhibit land process of birth?
Why do you just sit and watch?
We must stand up for regeneration and coach
Let us save mother earth and her fertility
Let us do it with much agility
Stand up with no fear
The tainted atmosphere must be clear
The teaching must be engrossed in bloodline to flow for generations
That is when we will be in celebrations
Stand up! May be we can make a difference
Let us make care our responsibility, yes caring!
May be you and me have a hand that can so much care, and so well nurture
It is different to be responsible, it feels different for nature
Imagine it! YES
Imagine having a hand in nature
Imagine nature the way you want it
Imagine nature at its peace
Imagine, it is in your hands
You and Me, Yes!
You are not alone
We have a hand, a helping hand
A caring hand, a nurturing hand
And a BIG Heart.
Imagine it!
What if we share the care?
And brainstorm sustainable, fair ideas of regeneration
With actions from radical re-imagination
In spaces of co-elevation
Forming circles of intergenerational learning
To differently make a difference
And offer that little care
Not once!
No blames, no cons, just pros
Let us make a difference, it makes nature feel Different
Share the care!
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Share the care is a poem calling for climate action and environmental vigilance. It points out that people know how things are happening, causing degradation and also a possible solution but oftentimes, people fail to take action by standing up for protection. Share the care reminds us of the strengths if collaborated efforts and beauty in caring unconditionally.
The poet, Wilson Oding, is a painter, writer, organic farmer, environmental activist and community organizer. His work mostly speaks for environmental conservation and awareness.
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Wilson Oding
Wilson Oding is a painter, writer and poet born in the floody planes of Kano Settlement scheme in Nyanza Kenya and later moved to Rusinga Island of Lake Victoria. He is an activist who photographs and writes about environmental conservation, education and youth leadership. He got recognized for his radical poem on plastic revolution called 'Wake Earth' in 2021 after the poem featured in the website of the FlipFlopi Project. Wilson attained his bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in 2022 where he was an active journalist in the student press, The Third Eye and The Communicator. Upon graduation, he volunteered his services at Kithoka Amani Children's Home as a way of full filling his desire to belong to a family and escape solitude. His femtor (mentor) during this time was Prof. Karambu Ringera who introduced him to a scholarship program that helped him resume his university studies after dropping out for three years. He is passionate about education and is currently weaving communities to co-create and coelevate by radically reimagining transformed systems in education as YxY activist.
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