Once long ago there was a clear blue sky
Where roamed free bird and butterfly
That’s when came the idea to super citify
And to pollution creators deify
All put their brain power to diversify
Silenced anyone who dared go awry
Soon mile high skyscrapers did gratify
And every square inch did occupy
Way too many to quantify
So it was nature they did damnify
Now skies are filled with traffic jams that horrify
Greenish rain waters that relentlessly acidify
Mountain-high billboard ads that do electrify
An extravagance of gadgets enough to stupefy
Implanted technology meant to dehumanify
In light of superfluity, let me just plainly oversimplify
Scientists need to eat a big piece of humble pie
There’s just no way to justify
Why colorful sunsets went by the by
And why no one remembers the aroma of apple pie
Submitted on March 4, 2018 for contest SCIENCE FICTION sponsored by DEBORAH GUENTHER BEACHBOARD - HONORABLE MENTION
scissored shades of Betsycoed
taste of yester youth's sweet tones
splashing sound of forest water
kissing shining sacred stones
Dreams of swirling druids dancing
in the faery water's rill
flash reflective thoughts in flight
The dragon tears yet spill
The druid plan of waiting
for greed to die of want
a constant stream of tortured words
belies the curse of can't
To stand beneath a blazing sky
and gaze upon the Western sea
Moments caught reflective thought
Time to spend with Thee
In dappled shades of symric sylvan
Beside the watered stones
One sits in contemplation
Of dragon lore and bones
With mistletoe and golden blades
Did others come to own the earth
and citify these olden glades
In this the sheltered home of druids birth
is played a symphony of mother earth
Green woods whisper sad laments
Raining tears are heaven sent
To wash romance from slaughters
And thus the shades do sit and wait
To see the grasping greeds abate
As stones grow round amid the sound
of ever dancing waters