Anselmo Boles Poet Rhyme

Ignorance

Ignorance


                            Industrial tyrants wield ungodly power

                            Polluting oceans and jungles and skies

                            Apathy betrays a hungry desert flower

                            Gold and addictive oil the chosen prize



                            Broken promises fail to save the whale

                            On center stage mock tears glaze eyes

                            Venomous stifling gas newborns inhale

                            Ignorance drive beings to their demise











09/03/2013
2:54 p.m.
Venice, Italy
"Aboard a cruise liner"

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Marikate Kingston November 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM What an important poem Anselmo. It is so thought provoking and especially timley , as the oceans for example, are getting filled more and more with pollution as each day goes by. My daughter just started working for the EPA and I would love for her to read this poem. I am glad to have found it.

Gershon Wolf March 30, 2022 at 7:26 AM Ignorance for the tyrants is bliss; for everyone and everything else, quite the opposite. Meaningful penning, my friend! Anselmo Boles March 30, 2022 at 3:18 PM Yes, there's an ugly monster creating havoc right now. Toda Raba Lecha, Chaber!...ab

Victor Buhagiar March 28, 2022 at 5:57 AM Great poem. It shows how little we care for the environment. Anselmo Boles March 28, 2022 at 11:08 AM Hi Victor, your compliment is always highly appreciated! Yes, nations need to do better in their efforts to mend the ails of our home planet...ab

Valsa George March 27, 2022 at 4:29 AM Environmental pollution is a growing menace ! Through your poem you are alerting the world about it in your own unique style ! Anselmo Boles March 27, 2022 at 10:32 PM As always thanks so much Valsa, for sharing thoughts that inspire me!...ab

Sotto Poet March 26, 2022 at 3:35 PM Anselmo, your writing is absolutely wonderful. I'm delighted to have came across such a beautiful poem. From the very first verse to the very last line, you expressed relevant views about the world we live in today.