It's No Surprise

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Look around; Nature is crying; whales and elephants are dying. And we're losing the honeybee, Nature is crying; look around. Plastic pollutes all our oceans, concocting poisonous potions. Despite organic substitutes, all our oceans, plastic pollutes. Climate change, tomorrow's forecast, brought by Man’s greed, present and past. Disposable bottles sound strange, tomorrow's forecast climate change. We've overfilled city landfills; and cut down forests for sawmills. And our garbage dumps are backfilled; city-landfills, we've overfilled. It's no surprise when glaciers melt at speeds not previously felt. Because we choose to believe lies, when glaciers melt, it's no surprise.

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L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/9/2022 10:09:00 AM

Thank you, thank you, Emile, for another reminder of what we are doing to our planet. So true. We have been hearing about it for over ten years, but all the sudden changes surprise us. I really appreciate your dedication and doing what you can to call attention to it repeatedly. It is so important. Keep up the good work!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/9/2022 1:23:00 PM

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree with you, and I suspect they'll be wondering why we did so little about it in time to make a difference.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/9/2022 11:05:00 AM

Thanks, Milt, I fear the next generation is due for a reality check and a rude awakening, my friend, Emile.