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Its What People Say

From the fiery hills of Maui
to the dry Canadian brush
from the flat lands of the delta
down to Texas on the gulf.

The weather’s downright awful
you can hear the people say,
summers sometimes take bad turns,
but it’s never been this way.

From the tall pines of the Great North West
to the Louisiana shore,
from Florida’s boiling waters,
to California’s reservoirs.

The weather’s downright awful
you can hear the people say,
With the heat domes far above us
Montreal’s hotter than Bombay.

From the fiery hills of Maui
to the dry Canadian brush
from the flat lands of the delta
down to Texas by the gulf

The weather’s downright awful
you can hear the people say,
everyday the heat breaks records,
how long can we go on this way?

From the tall pines of the Great North West
to the Louisiana shore,
from Florida’s boiling waters,
to California’s reservoirs.

You can feel that something’s different,
you can hear what people say.
It kind of makes you wonder,
how long can we go on this way?
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Kavanagh  Avatar
August 28, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Very lyrical Anais with some really innovative rhyme form, I don’t believe it’s the apocalypse, but definitely a very serious warning from nature, brilliant poem and brutally honest, your final line asks the right question, cheers David
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 29, 2023 at 8:40 AM
You have butted in on a personal comment between Anais and myself, now enough grandstanding, come on over to my page, and try out this drivel, sorry again Anais
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 29, 2023 at 7:10 AM
Lots of stuff people don’t have answers to, visit my page if you want to talk about any issues you have whatsoever, Anais page is not the place for you to pontificate or butt in, so come on over and say to me personally whatever you want to, I’ll do the rest, sorry about this Anais
Kavanagh  Avatar
August 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Yeah it’s one of those really big issues none of us have the answer to, so you’re not on your own there
Vionet Avatar
August 28, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Thanks, no, not a biblical apocalypse anyway - but a serious issue than I have NO idea what to do about. Thanks for the comment!
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