I've now edited a little and made a couple of changes with due thanks for the feedback.

 

Earth revolves on its axis

tumbling snow on forgotten lands

 

Solar kisses melting ice-caps

flooding plains and barren sand

 

forging rivers :  enriching soil

feeding crops in another

 

forgotten land

Remember how it was before

evolution can save the poor

 

Metal stripped of ore, corroding

tempering Mercury's tools

 

Equatorial's demand

a dawn in half light countries

 

Fire cleansing towns and cities

man to build again and again

 

rule the world

Remember how it was before

evolution can save the poor

 

and the air we breathe be pure