We’ve forgotten our mother’s face
By Evelyn (Star) Cadman
A warning about humanity’s neglect of the Earth
We've forgotten our mother's face
our sacred mother,
that births us and feeds us
And provides us with shelter,
and wonder…
our earth… Remember!
Why have so many forgotten her
even as she holds us in her arms?
Why have so many exploited her
with little thought for her charms?
The truth is need has turned to greed
and to the damage is almost done
to turn out Earth… our beautiful Eden
into a poisoned one.
Does no one care for the death of species
in man's drive to exploit her worth?
Why are not the laws efficient enough
to stop this rape of our Mother Earth?
For too long men have fought for his faiths
and argued over some ephemeral being
while all around a wasteland is made
on the face of the one who has birthed him!
What greater disrespect could humanity show
for the being who has provided his home?
But beware the vengeance she will wreak
when her distress is unmistakably known!
- Evelyn (Star) Cadman, 2005
Overview:
Evelyn (Star) Cadman, a country girl with a love for music and poetry, serves us a powerful reminder of our sacred connection to the Earth. Written in 2005, it laments how human greed has overshadowed gratitude, leaving our “beautiful Eden” vulnerable to destruction. Nearly 20 years later, the poem rings truer than ever - a warning that feels urgent in the face of climate change, mass extinctions, and environmental crisis.