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Right and Wrong

Tears in the tar
carried far
cry the dolphin
to a passing star
...help us…
see the gulls
who now don’t fly
see the whales
who search for sky
coast of destruction
while they all stand by….

experts tweet
executives meet
“fool proof plans”
don’t mean a thing
while seagulls die
without their wings…
drilling
is it really
what you want?

Gulf coast spill
and Ecuador
the Exxon Valdez
the Queensland shore
yet new drills poised
to poison some more
... what are we asking for…

b!tch and preach
don’t mean a thing
if we can’t walk our talk
without convenient rings
tones explode
and we’re to know…
that a saying was penned
and is so true…
“we can’t have the cake
if we sh!t in the stew…”

to make real change…
is to change how we ‘do’.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 8/7/2024 4:17:00 AM
I agree with the lines - "to make real change… is to change how we ‘do’" They confer, confabulate, and dilute when environmental destruction continue, trees are felled, poaching for wildlife trade goes on, reckless digging rampant to get metals and minerals to quickly become rich. It is the Greed that kills earth, depleting forests, destroying ecology. Greed needs to be controlled. How? Obtaining surplus needs to be stopped. Frugal Living is the need of the day. By Divyang K. Chhaya.
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Date: 6/19/2010 10:57:00 AM
strong write, very good write, enjoyed the read...P.D.
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