Ukraine, our friends
tied to adoptions.
no one answers the phone.
Have the adults cut
and run. God help the orphans.
One was waiting, hoping,
knowing they were coming
soon. But now, we pray.
Holders of opposite views,
With no Love or Respect,
Will lead to adoptions by the wrong sect,
With the nearest and dearest heading for the hills.
Holders of opposite views,
With Love and Respect,
Know what to expect,
If the greater good is not an aspect,
Covered in discussions around cause and effect.
Some will be left to view,
Others in a state of neglect,
With more than one insect,
Giving the body of evidence a new respect,
And Love no longer a hidden aspect,
As the greater good seen as something new.
'Twas when I was but a lass,
Babies were adopted, alas,
But some were happy, they say,
Stolen white kids, olden days.
Parents impulsively will buy their kids a Christmas pet
Not knowing it will often be a gift they will regret
Christmas day their kids are so excited it’s all new
But the work involved, no one really has a clue
Pets become a chore and are ignored and neglected
It’s a shame it is not planned out, and prevented
Animal shelters often become full after the holidays
Parents get frustrated and decide to send their pets away
Pet adoptions should be banned during the holiday season
The adoptions should be planned for all the right reasons
If parents feel a need to buy their kids a Christmas pet gift
I hope they settle with just buying a decent colorful fish
12/19/18
Christmas Pets Contest
Sponsor: Dear Heart
“The plants adapt, the people adopt.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer, “Braiding Sweetgrass”
Plants conservatively propose;
people liberally dispose.
RNA organisms nature,
DNA humans nurture.
Economic environmental systems co-invest,
Ecological political systems absorb
to re-invest.
Earth bleeds cultures of health
and pathology.
Humanity feeds histories of wealth
and poverty.
Legislative economists cooperatively propose
and occasionally choose.
CEO public service administrators
competently dispose
and occasionally build cooperative WinWin ownership.
Earth natures cooperativey adapt,
Human spirits regeneratively adopt.
Patience, dedication, determination and trust
Living, survival, these are a must
Budgeting, spending, credit or cash
Money, careers, decisions are rash
Marriages, funerals, family affairs
Adoptions, abortions, abductions, all there
Murdering, rapes, in alleys of streets
Mothers of victims, hearing those weeps
The world has become a stranger to me
No longer can safety save humanity
So now I shall choose to lock up my door
Hide from this world I no longer adore