A friend wrote a poem about earth hour which I thought was worth sharing. Very succinct. So with thanks to Mike Smith for allowing me to share ‘By Cripes’ with you:
By cripes, these days it’s really quite confusing
Trying to decide which bulb we should be using
The compact fluorescent lamp will save us long term money
But they’re made with mercury, which makes the fish smell funny
The fridge takes really good care of my alcohol
Working efficiently thanks to thermostatic control
If I switch it off to put the power bill on hold
It’ll cost twice as much again to get it bloody cold
So much fuss these days on saving energy
By reducing our use and production of electricity
But before we congratulate ourselves with backslap, smile and shout
Remember the profit’s better if we spread more of the stuff about
I’ll still participate in Saturday’s global earth hour
I’ll switch off, go outside, look up and see how small we really are
Our stay on this world is only temporary, in life, civilisation and history
When we’re gone, the earth now dark and cold
Somewhere else, out there, a seed takes hold