Earth is a puzzle
of constantly changing
shapes and landscapes;
we are missing some pieces
from the cosmic jigsaw
as we spin and see-saw
through space.
It’s being pulled apart
by the human race.
How can we put
our Humpty Dumpty planet
together again?
Kim M. Russell, 30th July 2018
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Puzzle
Mish is our host this Monday and she’s been having fun finding ways to tickle our brains for the quadrille word ‘puzzle’.
She wants us to spread our words across the table and puzzle them into place, and find a way to incorporate the word ‘puzzle’ or a derivative of the word into our quadrilles.
A timely post, Kim. And sadly, so true to think of our Earth as a Humpty Dumpty needing to be put back together again. Just reading of all the fires, hot hot temperatures….Somehow we need to solve this puzzle and get climate change at the front burner of everyone! 🙂
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I hope more people will take action, stop using plastic and non-renewable resources.
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I hope the earth has a capacity to repair itself… but maybe it will do so by getting rid of the vermin first.
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Too true.
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LOL. I gave a lecture to a restaurant owner last night about using plastic straws. I think he was shocked but I gave him the restaurant supply store where he could order paper ones at cheaper than the plastic. Small steps but I am afraid it is too late to put Humpty together again. I feel our days are doomed. But to be honest, I don’t think the Earth will miss us when we go. A very timely write.
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Well done, Toni! Why aren’t there more people like you? Mother Nature will probably cheer when the last human checks out.
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There will probably be some fuzzy animals and insects and other critters. The world will go back to its beginnings and the streets will grow with grasss with flowers. I watched an Anthony Bourdain “Detroit” No Reservations the other night. I was struck by how the city was almost empty and the streets overgrown with vegetation and ghost gardens. It struck me as the ideal solution. Bankruptcy and white flight.
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Wow–what dystopian views; makes me shudder & quake. This is my first read of a ecological quadrille.
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Thanks Glenn!
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That would be an even harder puzzle than the jigsaw puzzle my daughter and I have been working on for months.
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I can’t remember the last time I did a puzzle – I used to love them. Maybe it’s time I started again. 😉
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Quite a lovely, deeply contemplative quadrille Kim 💜 I m certain that earth is stronger than we give her credit for 😊
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Thanks Sanaa! 🙂
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Tough puzzle to solve!
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It certainly is, Jo!
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You know the answer to that one… It can’t be done… especially with exploding populations and longer life span.
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True.
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Good take on this prompt, Kim. Our pieces are dropping off, aren’t they?
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They are – let’s hope someone is collecting them.
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I’ve had these thoughts so many times lately. Love how you put it into words.
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Thank you, Sascha.
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“It’s being pulled apart by the human race”. How true and sad that we are own demise. I love this conscientious take on the prompt. And I agree with Glenn. I think an eco quadrille has been invented!
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You know what they say about all the king’s horses and all the king’s men… When the king(s) of this world are busy counting their money, Humpty Dumpty doesn’t stand much of a chance, unfortunately.
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That ending is a good question.
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Thank you.
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Thoughtful and timely, Kim. It’s funny that you and Björn have the same title.
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I wonder what the odds are!
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🙂
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A prophetic write, Kim. We certainly won’t solve our humpty dumpty problem with the thinking that created it. Whether we’ll rise to the occasion and change our collective minds? Who’s to say?
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It’s a tricky one, Frank.
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Indeed!
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I love all the rhyme and slant rhyme within. An important question, indeed.
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Thank you, De.
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So true. Well written. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for reading and commenting. 🙂
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Thanks for speaking for our planet in this, Kim.
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Thanks for reading, Candy. 😉
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