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Idyllic isle enriched by sun and sea The air so fresh; the ground all shades of green Until the builders rape the virgin land Spread a disease for which there’s no vaccine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Brenda Chiri

Date: 12/23/2023 1:44:00 PM

Well done! :) or should I say well written! Hi Paul hope all is good with you?

Paul Callus
Date: 12/27/2023 11:46:00 AM

Hi Brenda!! Thank you for the comments. A pleasure to have you visiting my humble abode! It's been a while since our paths crossed, but these past months I have not been very active on Soup due to other important priorities. I will come see what you've been posting; I know I won't be disappointed! ~ Warm regards // paul

Bill Baker

Date: 12/18/2023 4:16:00 PM

Great message in this one, Paul. They say, "the love of money is the root of all evil." Greed is destroying our planet. Thanks for writing on such an important topic, my friend. Bill

Paul Callus
Date: 12/19/2023 1:11:00 PM

Thank you Bill. Building outside ODZ areas is against the law (for us minnows) but no problem for rich developers :( ~ Best regards my friend // paul

Panagiota Romios

Date: 12/16/2023 3:04:00 PM

I miss ye olde days Paul but as the USA takes in 5,000 new poeple a day. Homes must be built and whatever else is needed. Whether forest or city, itts an attack on beauty…i waslucky enough to be born when the USA was beautiful. Better yet, people were sane, had inyegrity and a sense of aetheticism! Your friend,…Pangie

Paul Callus
Date: 12/19/2023 1:07:00 PM

Thank you Pangie for contributing and adding on to the message implied in my short poem. The world is changing fast, detrimental to what we had and will never have again! ~ Best regards my friend // paul

Judy Ball

Date: 12/13/2023 1:05:00 AM

Oh I do so agree Paul. There is so much building going on around here that I just hate it. The beautiful pastures are giving way to "progress and growth". Soon the wild life will have no where to go. It's awful. God Bless and Merry Christmas. JB

Paul Callus
Date: 12/13/2023 1:09:00 AM

I too will take this opportunity to wish you a joyous & blessed Christmas, my friend // paul

Judy Ball

Date: 12/5/2023 6:55:00 PM

Oh I do so agree Paul. I am surrounded by that same thing here in Alberta where there are so many housing developments springing up all over to accommodate the people moving here. Where there used to be beautiful farm land and forests there are now shopping malls, housing developments, schools, etc. We are "improving" ourselves into extinction. Well said. God Bless, JB

Paul Callus
Date: 12/13/2023 1:06:00 AM

I like your "improving ourselves into extinction" Judy! Earth, nature, etc were created for us to make good use of, and not to destroy. Unfortunately those who have the power to stop the rot are the ones mostly to blame! ~ Regards & blessings // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/26/2023 2:04:00 PM

That's sure a good powerful little Poem for nature.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/27/2023 2:01:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea. Before I used to live in a small village surrounded by countryside; now my village and adjacent ones are encroaching on one another :( Regards // paul

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 11/25/2023 4:08:00 PM

short, bite size poem with a big message. I'm always sad when I think about idyllic isles being overrun with destructive construction, etc. You've stated it well. Have a pleasant evening, Sara

Paul Callus
Date: 11/27/2023 1:55:00 AM

Thank you, Sara for your insightful comments. The small island where I live is getting overbuilt; we've been taken over by greedy developers :( Regards // paul

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 11/25/2023 8:04:00 AM

Congratulations dear friend on your inclusion of your awesome poetry in Poetry Soups third Anthology - Reflections on the Important Things. Blessings, Jennifer.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/27/2023 2:13:00 AM

Thank you dear Jenny. I noticed that you too are included in this 3rd Soup anthology. Congratulations my friend while wishing you more success for the future! ~ Warm regards & blessings // paul

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 11/22/2023 8:39:00 AM

I enjoyed your write/picture. You told a story in just 4 lines. Good Luck... Have a wonderful day writing away.............

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2023 2:01:00 AM

I am pleased that you enjoyed my short poem, Paula; thank you for visiting. ~ Best regards // paul

Daniel Turner

Date: 11/21/2023 4:17:00 PM

A bite size poem with a bite!. Great writing, Paul. Always a pleasure to read your thoughts:)

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2023 1:54:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. I enjoy your poems, though time does not always collaborate! ~ Have a nice weekend // paul

Judy Ball

Date: 11/21/2023 4:05:00 PM

Oh I do so agree my friend. There is so much building going on here in Airdrie and Calgary, Alberta that it saddens me. So much beautiful farm land being lost to spreading house building. New neighborhoods popping up where once cattle and horses were raised. My beautiful little small town becoming a big city. I so want to move. Good stuff my friend. God Bless, JB

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2023 1:40:00 AM

And I agree with you as well, Judy. As a child I lived in a windmill out in the country surrounded by fields and nature's gifts. Now buildings and roads have encroached from all sides...the windmill is suffocating...my heart aches :( Thank you for your contribution to my humble thoughts. Blessings // paul

Tom Woody

Date: 11/21/2023 3:19:00 PM

Man's continuous assault on indigenous peoples. Amazing they've survived at all. Plutomania! Cool title

Paul Callus
Date: 11/24/2023 1:32:00 AM

Thank you for reading and commenting, Tommy. Have just been on your posts and attended your macabre dance; it offers food for thought. ~ Regards // paul