This spinach is organic
But the packaging is plastic
The Earth as we know is doomed
Unless we do something drastic
“Do the best you can” they say
And “Don’t sweat the small stuff”
But what if the best that I can do
Is not nearly enough?
Good Taste
Let’s try an experiment
‘Til Earth Day comes next year
Anytime we give a gift
To celebrate good cheer
Let that gift be secondhand
Upcycled or Fair Trade
Artisan-produced
Or in the USA be made
If that gift is an experience
Let’s choose one with low waste
And see if we can redefine
The standard of good taste
Cost of Cute
We welcome baby girls and boys
With gifts of books and clothes and toys
Plastic balls and tiny T’s
Manufactured overseas
The Earth we once had has been lost
Does all this cute stuff have a cost?
Emily Adkins Bostian 