earth angels

shorties' haikus and reflections on Earth Day.


Make sure you cleanup
Cause it’s Earth Day so clean up
Why won’t you clean up?
- Kashai

Dear President,
I am sorry that I put trash on the ground, but today I cleaned it up because it’s Earth Day and I don’t want a dirty Earth. You don’t either, so I want to write this letter to thank you.
- Kashai
(of course, i am assuming that she thinks bush cares about the environment)

“…take care of your home planet so you can have air…you must keep this earth shining and fresh clean…that’s what Earth Day is all about.”
- Malika

When we came back inside [from picking up trash], my hands smelled like beer and wine.
- Daniel


I clean up the earth
Around my house and others
I help clean the earth.
- Tyron

Dear Earth,
I’m so sorry you have trash on your ground, but today we tried to clean you up. We want you to be neat and clean and shiny. You mean so much to me! We need to recycle because we need air and oxygen and we don’t need to cut down your trees.
Your friend, Tyron.
p.s. I love you.

I love the earth. Whywhywhy would we litter? We need to take care of our earth! We need to take care.
- Derrick

Dear President,
The stuff we just did was amazing, but gross! I learned that our Sandtown areas are a mess! We picked up stuff you wouldn’t believe! We picked up smoke pipes!
We need more health…as a matter of fact, the trees and the grass and the flowers need to be healthier than we do because if they’re not healthy, then we won’t be healthy.
People need to respect this heavenly earth. Helping the earth be healthier is like helping God. Now I know why garbage men do their jobs. It’s because they want the earth to be a better place.
Sincerely, Asaan

Be aware of trash
Clean up your community
Make your ‘hood clean up!
- Asaan


Earth is now dirty
Clean the mess up pleasepleaseplease
Thank you nice people
- Brooke