Penultimate
Where do we go from here?
Life on Earth diminishes
Human life, animal species
Extinct, genii of plants within
Which might have served
Chemistry for fixing disease
We look for life out there
And why not: that’s what’s
Next
But for today, while we’re
Still here,
Build a world that someone
Else might want to visit, work
With us, share
clcouch123 
June 14, 2016 at 4:19 pm
Enjoyed the writing 🙂
June 14, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Thank you! Thank you for reading the verse!
June 15, 2016 at 3:15 am
I find I quite agree with your thoughts. Work on the world we have, make it better. Look less to what’s out there, but to how what we have down here functions. Well done 🙂
June 16, 2016 at 12:48 am
“Work on the world we have”–I like the way you say it. Mandi, thank you!
June 16, 2016 at 5:26 am
Christopher,
I was reading lately about keeping our oceans safe and clean. There is so much money that goes up in the “air” but not as much is spent to preserve our echo system.. sigh.. we are not always being good stewards.
June 17, 2016 at 3:31 am
You’re right, Dajena; and I think that’s just what we are–stewards. We don’t get to keep anything. We can only pass it on. The present world deserves good care. So does the future world.
June 17, 2016 at 8:40 am
Build a world that someone
Else might want to visit, work
With us, share
We really should do that brother. I hope more humans would heed your words.
June 17, 2016 at 9:11 pm
We’ll keep putting the words out, won’t we, sister?
June 22, 2016 at 3:16 am
Yes! We will, brother!