Do they know?

Submitted by jono on 30 Jun 2019.

These butterflies are from the hill in Bulgaria where I hid from the border police(link is external).

The morning surrounded by nature opened my heart. It brought back memories of hot summer days, grasshopper catching, and the deep sheen of burnet moths. I realised how grateful I am for a childhood rich in empty time playing in nature. The parental effort for this education: my mum nearby, reading a book in the sun.

Many of my own generation have their own kids now. For a better chance of safeguarding our planet and their futures, please allow your kids to develop deep connection to nature.

I wrote this poem, about them, for you.

Do they know
The crest of a skylark,
The outline of a peewit,
The sting of a nettle,
The restlessness of the cabbage white,
And if not
Will they care?

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