Environment
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I’m not sure why, but I seem to be on a bit of a nature kick this month. Maybe it’s because every time I turn around another piece of it’s been cut down, dug up or plowed over. Whatever the reason, I hope you enjoy todays poem 🙂 SEE THE BEAUTY “Good morning!” Says the…
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I know not everyone believes in the reality of climate change. I’ve read a lot on both sides of the question and to me it’s obvious that we’re having a huge impact on the planet. Wherever you sit on this debate, I hope you enjoy today’s poem. OUR CHANGING WORLD The climate’s changing very fast,…
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THE FUTURE We see a shape but dimly there Not certain what we see. Project on it our hopes and fears, No clue what it will be. A thing of beauty it may be, Yet certain we are not. It may be brutal or bizarre, May prove ice cold or hot. The problem…
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For those who thought I might be done with poetry…. that will probably never be the case. Tonights verse is courtesy of the wilderness is my backyard. It got to the point my dog didn’t have room to go out to go pee. So Lynn and I got busy and reclaimed part of it for…
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The whale which washed up on Canada’s east coast is on it’s way to the Royal Ontario Museum. Hopefully it’s body will advance our knowledge of them magnificent creatures. May it’s bones be an inspiration to all who see them. The Whale & The Future A whale died upon the coast, It’s death was not…
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Commercial whaling is basically a vile practice. It has been outlawed by the international community and yet some countries persist. Fortunately, some very brave people are committed to ending this crime. They are…… The Sea Shepherds They roam the oceans to the south, To keep the whales free. Sea Shepherds lives are on the line,…
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For those who hadn’t heard, today is Earth Day. This is the one day each year when we’re supposed to put away our rampant consumerism and give a crap about the planet we live on. Seems to me that it might need more than one day a year. Maybe that’s just me. Thoughts On The…
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If todays post seems a little bleak, just chalk it up to me still suffering with my cold and reading way too much news on my day off. Not Today…. But SOON. Now once again the skies are dark, No rockets fly today. The drive and budget for the stars, Have long since gone away.…
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My 22nd NaPoWriMo effort is in honor of Earth Day. Earth Day A vernal warmth is on the land As round the seasons go. On this small world we call Earth The only home we know. She gives to us all that we need Trash is all we give back. The water’s dead, the soil…
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I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Miss Carson during the demi-Centennial year of her book “Silent Spring”. For those unfamiliar with it, the book described a very near future in which one could walk through any suburban neighborhood without hearing a cicada, sparrow, or any other natural sound. All due to…
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