Pollution

To mill pond at dawn's new day

rippling sunbeams over the calm surface play
freely amongst the stately swans gliding there
in contented pairings, turning sees' a hare
and leveret munching on borage and honeycombs
breakfasting, as a polluted tributory stream foams
with poisonous effluence five hundred yards away

to mill pond at dawn's new day

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 11/5/2014 3:51:00 PM
you did a great job showing the huge contrast between nature's beauty and the horrible things man has done to destroy it. Congrats on a job very well done.
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Date: 11/3/2014 11:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win with this beautiful poem bringing awareness of devastating consequences.
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Theresa Stephens
Date: 11/3/2014 12:57:00 PM
Hi Brenda, So kind of you to read and much appreciate your lovely comments. Thank you xx
Date: 11/3/2014 8:59:00 AM
Congrats on ur winning awesome poem Theresa ! Great work!
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Theresa Stephens
Date: 11/3/2014 12:59:00 PM
Thank you Dr. Upma. I am most grateful to read your very generous comments. xx
Date: 11/2/2014 10:05:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win.
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Theresa Stephens
Date: 11/3/2014 1:00:00 PM
So pleased you liked it and thank you for your supportive comments Maurice xx
Date: 11/2/2014 6:13:00 PM
Good work Theresa..we don't see what goes on beneath the surface. Congrats. BG
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Theresa Stephens
Date: 11/3/2014 1:02:00 PM
Thank you Barbara, most generous of you to send your lovely comments. xx
Date: 11/2/2014 2:25:00 PM
Makes us mad aye! You know I wonder why I never thought of reporting this things to inlands wetlands have you? Congrad's Light & Love
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Theresa Stephens
Date: 11/3/2014 1:05:00 PM
Hi Debbie, I have only read of such disastrous happenings. If I had seen one first hand I certainly would have reported it. Thank you for reading and for sending your kind support. xx
Date: 11/2/2014 2:11:00 PM
Way to go with this winning work..Very descriptive..Congrats...Sara
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Date: 11/3/2014 1:07:00 PM
Hi Sara, So kind of you to send your lovely words of support and for reading it. All the best, Theresa xx
Date: 10/21/2014 7:09:00 AM
it is sad what becomes of beauty when the pollution infects it :(
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Date: 10/21/2014 9:09:00 AM
Thank you for reading much appreciated. xx
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