The World Is Changing

The world is changing Even the sky is a darker shade of blue And the squirrels are at war With the snakes The acorn fell to the wrong side of the tree And the snakes say, “The acorn is for me.” The seasons have become bold Nature has come to reclaim her domain And the elephants are chasing The cheetah The water hole is a sacred place The cheetah winces, falls from grace. Ice rain falls from the heavens Reshaping all that is The birds together in mixed confusion As the falcon carries away the cow A feast of feasts to feast upon Until the bone and marrow are gone. The polar caps have melted Has the earth moved closer to the sun? The penguins are armed with rifles Killing off the polar bear Save the polar bear, the creed A new endangered species. The forest has found ending Trees are placed in designated positions And the stingray becomes the mortal enemy Of man The world is indifferent to all Maybe things will be better in the fall.