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Earth Day Poems, Quotes and Songs

Here is a collection of nature themed poems and Earth Day quotes and songs that I have accumulated.  Most of the poems simply celebrate the beauty of nature -- I think they're great to share during Earth Day.  I hope you can use them at home, in your classroom or your daycare to help the children celebrate.

Poems:

• Barefoot Days
  by Rachel Field
• The Beech Tree
• I Meant to Do My Work Today
  by Richard Le Gallienne
• In the Water-World
  by Evaleen Stein.
• Rainforest Poem
  by Mary from Songs4Teachers
• Trees
• Unaware
  by Kaitlyn Guenther
• What do we plant?
  by Henry Abbey

Quotes:

• "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."  
       ~Gandhi
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• "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."  
         ~Margaret Mead
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• “The earth is a fine place and worth fighting for."
        ~Ernest Hemingway
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• "The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
         ~Gaylord Nelson founder of Earth Day
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• "When the well's dry, we know the worth of water."  
         ~Benjamin Franklin
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Rhymes and Songs:

• God Made Trees
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle