Cona Adams Poet Free verse

Global Warming

Record ice storms reported in the news.
Multiple car pileups.
Unwary pedestrians fading into sinkholes.
Power lines down, roofs caving in.

God is angry, letting us know
he’s still in control.
No more towers of Babel!

At the tower reaching toward heaven
he confused their language
and scattered them to the ends of the earth.

He who moves mountains with his finger
and sways the ocean with his breath
sends the same message to us.
In frozen punctuation, he shouts
Quit playing God!

I look for the humor in any situation.
Notice the change in lingo.
It’s no longer “Global Warming”
but newly termed “Climate Change.”

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Ann Foster October 31, 2019 at 11:04 PM Change the name... life is moving forward. Not always the right way, but moving surely. Excellent poem. Ann

Jack Ellison February 24, 2015 at 3:14 PM Even more accurate, "Global Colding"!!! -30F to -40F with wind chill factoring in... that's not civilized! Canadian eh!!! Cheers my Poetry Soup friend!!! Cona Adams February 24, 2015 at 3:32 PM Wow, that's COLD. We spent 1954/55 in Great Falls, Montana. One day I walked a few blocks to work in -30 degrees. I only did it once! Thanks for reading, Jack. Have a great week!

Robert Stoner Jr February 24, 2015 at 7:54 AM Good write Cona, your verse is smooth and clear. The message is important. Well done shout it to the world. Cona Adams February 24, 2015 at 2:53 PM Thank you, Robert. It was your poem which I read this morning, "World Horror Must End" that started me thinking. I remembered a poem of mine, "Raw Assessment" posted 11/27/14 which seemed to me to state much the same opinion. One thing led to another, and I wrote Global Warming, tongue in cheek. But yes, sometimes we wonder about those who get paid to tell us what they think we don't understand.