Grapes of Wrath Revisited

John Steinbeck wrote the story Of the Okie family Joad as they Travelled down their bleak Hard California bound road. Tractored out by the Cats After the bank had foreclosed, No feelings of welcome as They’d hoped and supposed. Woody Guthrie sang the ballads Of that desparate Dust Bowl Spoke of the period From the heart and soul. From those depths of despair Solidarity brought hope Gave the Okies some comfort Perhaps helped them to cope. Were lessons learned Could it happen over again, With global warming is it just A case of not if but when? Have we learned any charity, Would we understand the situation, Or would it sadly be as before That same old case of exploitation?