Once a Cat Asked
A Cat once asked " Where do the children play "
Is it not a question for today
Concrete skies are still being built
Green belt sold, not an ounce of guilt
Road ways widened, airports expanded
Against all guidance and open handed
Rivers dammed, pastures drowned
Industrial wars over open ground
Environmental themes shackled in chains
Shallow thoughts is what remains
Wildlife, fauna, retreat in need
Chemicals, machines murder seed
Oceans empty as the net drags wide
Reef's, coral's, nowhere to hide
Lament the whale in heartfelt song
Of the blue, a right to belong
They say we have come a long way
Nearly thirty years to the day
The question still, " Where will the
children play "
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