David Walker Poet Rhyme

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Climate Change

Climate Change
David J Walker

I
A teacher we know
died suddenly
        or so 
        it seemed
        and
It seemed 
as if it were
       a dream
       unfulfilled
The climate in schools
Is changing

II
Forecasters gathered 
in convocations
	and manifestations
to explain away  
        a rainy day
that never came  
predictions changed
        the next day 
	anyway 
the climate of clouds
	is changing

III
I remember the promises 
made
	at the rallies and
and 	debates
by candidates 
who can’t wait
        to give back
        give or take 
	factor X 
the climate of politics
is changing



IV
We are expanding
	said the astronomer 
but people disbanding
listened to
	their astrologer 
because they say they preferred
the mystic word 	from
       those who
would tell them 
what they wanted 
 	 to hear
for a hundred dollars 
         a session 
the climate of the universe
is changing

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L Milton Hankins May 5, 2022 at 8:23 AM Wow, you can certainly say that again in every case. I enjoyed your poem, David. David Walker May 6, 2022 at 3:09 AM Thanks, Milton. As they say, the only certainty is change.