Day 41

"...one ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." -Goethe

A poem for Earth Day: This one is actually an excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and is part of a welcome speech the protagonist is planning for some newborns:

“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”

 

A song for Earth Day: Miles Davis's "Pangaea" from Pangaea, a live album recorded in Japan. 

Works Cited

Davis, Miles (1926-1991). "Pangaea." Pangaea, Columbia, 1975.

Vonnegut, Kurt (1922-2007). God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 1965.