Boyan Slat’s Ocean Clean up reveals a new river cleaning machine
Called the Interceptor
She intercepts 120, 000 pounds of plastic a day
In rivers and streams.
Along the same lines 4Oceans is cleaning up the sea
Unfortunately, the North Pacific Garbage Patch is a problem
Caused by people and companies who put tons of debris into the oceans.
It would take sixty-seven ships one year
to clean up one percent of this mess.
Phytoplankton cleans up oceans naturally,
but there are not enough of them.
China in particular is guilty of over polluting the oceans.
New York is the only state in the USA who still uses the ocean for garbage.
What can we do to help? Stop using plastic!
Build plastic sculptures, engineer houses out of plastic.
100, 000 million marine animals die each year from plastic waste.
Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
If you see a plastic truck trying to get to the ocean,
Form an army and fire bazookas. Scream and yell. Shake your fist.
Puncture the tires. Go get a tank. Do whatever it takes!
Categories:
interceptor, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry
pink
candy floss
clouds
meander
interceptor
appears
havoc ensues
suddenly
April showers
Written 20th June 2019
3rd PLACE
Contest: Choice 11 Imagism Style
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Categories:
interceptor, imagery,
Form: Imagism