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12 days for a green
Christmas
By ARTHUR JONES
On the First Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee One Planet completely toxics free
On the Second Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Two real ozone laws, for One Planet completely toxics
free
On the Third Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Three wiser men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet
completely toxics free
On the Fourth Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Four new eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws,
for One Planet completely toxics free
On the Fifth Day of Christmas Earth Mother
wished for Thee Five oceans pure Four new eco-capitalists Three wiser
men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet completely toxics
free
On the Sixth Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Six saved bio-systems Five oceans pure Four new
eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet
completely toxics free
On the Seventh Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Sevenfold seeds increase Six saved bio-systems Five oceans
pure Four new eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws,
for One Planet completely toxics free
On the Eighth Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Eight new global preserves Sevenfold seeds increase Six saved
bio-systems Five oceans pure Four new eco-capitalists Three wiser
men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet completely toxics
free
On the Ninth Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Nine landfills halted Eight new global preserves Sevenfold
seeds increase Six saved bio-systems Five oceans pure Four new
eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet
completely toxics free
On the Tenth Day of Christmas Earth Mother
wished for Thee Ten species restored Nine landfills halted Eight new
global preserves Sevenfold seeds increase Six saved bio-systems Five
oceans pure Four new eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone
laws, for One Planet completely toxics free
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Eleven strip-mines canceled Ten species restored Nine
landfills halted Eight new global preserves Sevenfold seeds
increase Six saved bio-systems Five oceans pure Four new
eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws, for One Planet
completely toxics free
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas Earth Mother wished
for Thee Twelve rivers cleaned up Eleven strip-mines canceled Ten
species restored Nine landfills halted Eight new global preserves
Sevenfold seeds increase Six saved bio-systems Five oceans pure Four
new eco-capitalists Three wiser men Two real ozone laws, for One
Planet completely toxics free Arthur
Jones is NCRs editor at large.
National Catholic Reporter, December 25,
1998
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