Something New To Do

Something New To Do

All the world 
was a stage while
black crude emptied 
into the ocean blue,
everyone tuned in and 
offered their two cents on
how to contain this 
oil spout that spewed.

What if no one pointed
 fingers at each other,
no blaming the 
oil conglomerate,
the President of the U.S.,
or the oil rig crew.

What if we just all put 
our brain power and resources
together to answer 
this environmental riddle
instead of watching cartoons
 or going to the zoo.

Once we put two and two 
together and came up with an
answer, what if we let 
the world as a whole take
the credit for pulling our
 efforts together and rising
to the occasion to
 save our wild life family,
the one’s in the ocean blue.

What if we started 
to wean ourselves off
of the need for this black crude
and got in the mood to walk to work
or ride the tube?
Wouldn’t that be something new?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 8/14/2010 8:56:00 AM
Congratulations Marie on your win in Dane Ann's contest "Projects And Credits" Love, Carol
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Date: 8/11/2010 6:53:00 PM
Congratulations Marie, on your third place. Agape, Moses
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Date: 8/11/2010 5:29:00 PM
Yes it would and you said it nicely and congratulations on your win with this thoughtufl poem. Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/11/2010 4:13:00 PM
Congrats Marie on your big win in Dane Ann's contest with this exceptional write.. enjoy another sweet victory my friend..with luv..
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