WATCH: Remember when Gore wrote a poem about global warming?

In honor of Earth Day on Friday, the Washington Examiner thought it would be appropriate to unearth Al Gore’s poem about global warming. Gore recited the poem for CBS’ Harry Smith on “The Early Show” in 2009.

Gore wrote the poem for his 2009 book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis. While saying he doesn’t claim to be a poet, the former vice president explained that his “brushstrokes” depict the impacts of global warming.