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A Wiser Generation, I Hope

My lawn is patchy from cooler nights
The growth stunted into a paler green
Autumn is coming sooner, in August,
At least a month earlier than last year
I see definite signs of weather changes.
My farmer friend Shane says it is cyclical, 
[A normal pattern over a long period]
It is apparently coming much quicker,
While slow change is barely noticeable
This is evident throughout the world.
I suspect human technology is to blame,
And like so much that is wrong nowadays,
Folks are unwilling to chart a new course
Or to do what must be done to amend,
The next generation will be wiser, I hope. 

Written September 5, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Jeff Kyser Date: 9/6/2022 4:47:00 AM We didn’t get any peaches this year due to lack of consistent rain. Our apricots didn’t come in because a late frost took out the blossoms. But my persimmon trees are so loaded with fruit, the branches are nearly snapping. And, my rain tanks are all full (when it did rain, a lot). Sure, it is getting warmer. Weather is a complex thing! I figure with 75 acres of trees, my footprint is pretty small… :-) Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 9/6/2022 8:31:00 AM I'd say so, Jeff. It is all very, very complicated, to be sure. I'm sorry your fruit trees didn't do so well this year, but I think that's pretty common among growers. I know some years they are good, others not so good. Glad you're here!

Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/6/2022 2:36:00 AM I am glad you are seeing cooler weather changes. It is supposed to be between 88 and 91 in Kansas City all week, and we have an open house again at school on Wednesday! We will be there until eight with 91 degrees to look forward to. Ugh! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 9/6/2022 8:46:00 AM I think the changes are affecting different areas in different ways. L Milton Hankins Date: 9/6/2022 8:45:00 AM It seems that the changes are affecting different parts of the country in different ways.

Michael Tor Date: 9/5/2022 9:05:00 PM We hope Milton. A realization you have expressed so well here. Enjoyed reading my friend. Login to Reply

Elizabeth Mccann Date: 9/5/2022 4:52:00 PM Of great concern to me, too. It seems there are the people who are not yet affected and therefore blase and those who are affected just trying to stay alive. Elizabeth Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 9/5/2022 6:09:00 PM You are so right, Elizabeth. We have folks in the western part of the United States who are literally burning up!