"Willow blow just as they please
Dancing with each subtle breeze
Orchestras command the wind
Much like the way it's always been
But clouds aren't like they used to be
And rainbows come in twos and threes
Winds that blew the night away
Continue on into the day
Perhaps the earth won't turn as fast
And revert to patterns of the past
Maybe turning upside down
And throwing many things around
Watch the sun's coronas glow
For when it's time you'll surely know
By then you will be in your place
To help preserve the human race"
Environment:
This poem begins by explaining that the future will be the same, but because of everyday occurence, people begin to realize that it's too similar to the past. According to the first stanza, in the line "much like the way its always been", this means that there are things that follow the presence of the past, such as the wind acting the same way. The difference is in the second stanza where the "clouds aren't like they used to be" meaning there are some changes to the world, though they might not be big changes there are still changes nevertheless. However, the major changes include rainbows coming in "twos and threes", currently when there are rainbows it comes in one and in rare cases two - double rainbow. In this poem, the major changes include the earth not spinning as fast which results in it "[reverting] to patterns of the past", just because the earth is slowing down doesn't mean that changes won't occur. I think that this author is trying to make an example of saying if the earth stood still than nothing will change, but it would reform to its original patterns because in the future they expect that the earth will rotate at a quicker rate. The world can't turn upside down from rotating, however if it actually could then the author would be correct in stating that everything will basically be thrown around - kind of like an earthquake, tornado, or hurricane. If we continue to acknowledge the changes made, we will most likely "help preserve the human race", by continuing to change the world and cleanse it - the human race will not be destroyed; thus we will be allowed to survive.
We as humans should begin to realize that the world is changing and by keeping the world clean we can help preserve it. There's never a time when people should think for themselves, but we should think for others. In order to save mankind, we need to adapt to the changes - Global Warming - we need to help reduce the pollution in the world and strive to protect it - recycle and reduce the usage of toxins - fossil fuel, factories, etc. As humans we need to be aware - aware of what's around us rather than things that we're not able to understand, we shouldn't strive to understand the great changes, but the world will continue to shape itself and people should help the world - by reducing pollution we'll be able to stop natural causes. Although, we can't necessarily stop earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes, we can still help the earth last longer. If we continue to pollute and contaminate the earth - the past and present as we know it will cease to exist and as a result an "upside down earth" will appear in the future - a future full of natural disasters. By creating a depiction of natural disasters that is to come if we don't shape the world then the worlds will change, "willows blow just as they please", "clouds aren't what they used to be", and things will be "turned upside down". Nothing will be the same, thus by creating those images we as people don't want those disasters to occur and learn to preserve the world as we know it instead of having a devastating change.
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