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Amazonia

Rain top canopy Sea of green Spread like a carpet For any Amazon Queen Meandering flows Delta bound Fresh and sea River down Indigenous tribes Never seen In tranquil peace Below the green Nature blessed This basin of life Diversity of species Jaguar to wood lice But this modern day Even by the hour Mans machines Deforest, devour What comes of the tribes Their jungle zoo As these world conglomerates Do as they do There has to be change Before all greenery falls We have to adjust Before the bell tolls The nations so might At the table sit down Preserve this wonder With World Heritage Crown Amazonia Modern and tribal If we continue to maim Raped suicidal

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 5/19/2009 5:07:00 PM
Wonderfully expressed, vivid images of our fleeting chance to rectify.-AA
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Date: 5/19/2009 3:01:00 PM
Not surprisingly, I share your concern for preserving nature's beauty. And the Amazon is not the only place where the earth has been "raped suicidal." Great phrase there, James. If "man's machines" continue to "deforest, devour," the "basin of life" will disappear. Awesome poem! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/19/2009 12:26:00 PM
what wonderful and descriptive words that naturally flow great poem james
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