When, years ago, we heard Rachel Carson speaking
Of how one day would come a silent spring
We couldn’t know that when it did take place
The silenced ones would be the human race
It’s likely that we’ll never see again
A spring like this with all the wild aflame
Hedges, verges, lawns all gone unmown
No cars gives animals the right to roam
And as they window-shop the empty malls
I wonder if they think it’s worth it all?
Is JD Sports worth poisoning the rivers?
For the catalogue of Argos will the animals forgive us?
Or will they, puzzled, wander round the towns
And wonder why we’re chopping forests down
To have new lines in Zara every week
I bet it leaves them feeling pretty bleak
Oh rejoice in this silent spring my friends
For we will never see its like again
The humans will all soon come out to play
And all the animals will hide away
And all the parks and verges will be mown
And birdsong be drowned out with traffic drone
And late at night their young will gather round
To hear the animals tell how they once went into town
‘Those humans are a funny lot for sure
Let’s just hope that they evolve a little more’
Video here: https://youtu.be/OTjZVSgB68E