We name them anyway—
in a world unraveling, thread by thread—
we name them Hope, and Rain,
and Wildflower,
as if language alone could save them.
We teach them to walk
on melting ground,
to laugh in the shadow of sirens,
to draw suns on walls
as forests burn beyond the glass.
We hold them close,
not because we believe the world will be kind—
but because in their breath
there is a softness we’ve forgotten
how to breathe ourselves.
They come not asked, but chosen—
not for the dying,
but for the fight against it.
And when they cry,
we don’t say “be strong,”
we say:
You were born into this world—
but you are not the storm within it.
Hello to all soupers.. My best wishes to all.. I am trying to get to grips with a
Narrative account, of a meeting I had way back in 1994 which only popped back
In my mind January of 2023.' It is mentally difficult to recall the exact sequence
Of dialogue.. Not least because I know now this ( random meeting ) with what I
Now know was a 'w e 'f operative had me initially be- moaning human overpopulation
And its 'so called' detrimental effects on the planet.' It was me who started the talk
To the complete stranger who I have never seen since..I validated the event by checking
Lectures in the university he noted the was working..And some of what I considered
Unworkable ideas that I aired on the day I now see coming into existence in our world
I had obviously picked up ' some ideaology' also 15 years prior? So It seems from what
I see spoken at davos.. and catchphrases I have some part in our current predicament
Which I need to address, and it is a mental stress..I will finish now, I hope to get on I
Could finish this in a few hours now, but it's so depressing.'
I may get on to make the odd comment but please bear with
Me? All the best, all my love.'
July 21st, 1969 / No Need to Play
It was 9:56 AM as I sat in the living room with my eyes glued to the television, and heard Neal Armstrong proclaim to the universe, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” For a twelve-year old’s imagination, hopes and dreams, this was not just a step onto the moon, but a step into the heavens. My heart pounded and my mind raced at what promised to be the beginning of a new way of life. My God, we’d just touched the surface of another world. Nothing would ever be the same again. If we could do this then there would be no problems that mankind could not overcome. Overpopulation, famine and war would no longer haunt us. Star Trek had it right all along. We were now free to move among the stars. Surely, it would only be a matter of a few years and there would be a colony on the Moon, then Mars and then beyond our solar system. The expanse of the universe was now our playground. Nothing can hold humanity back. By the end of the week, baseball, fishing, and summer days had pushed the momentous occasion out of my mind.
Without a grand prize
who care if there’s a winner;
humanity lost
I don't know if
God is Dead or Alive.
But I do know that
I'm not yet.
And if you're reading this
Neither are you.
I don't know if
I can change your mind
Or enrich your heart.
But I do know
That even in my pain
And the pain of the world
And all the trials and tribulations
That life throws at us,
We're all in this together.
Whether we like it or not.
Overpopulation is a problem.
Pollution is a problem.
Racism is problem.
There's Global Warming, Greed, Hunger, the Poor.
The list goes on and on ...
Extinction is not a solution aka war.
There are so many religions
With so many languages
That say they have the truth.
We are not alone.
We have each other.
Only we can save each other.
If only we could just
Give love a chance ...
Will you? Will you
Let love save you?
If only Hope was Dope.
I'd become its dealer.
Give it away for free.
And get everyone addicted!
Ignorant dreamer,
An ignorant master dreamed
about the growth of Africa.
Then he got confused.
when he woke up ,
He rushed quickly
to share the dream with some ignorant journalists.
He said,
"Climate Change is because of African overpopulation."
The journalists found
good topic
to panic the World.
Some researchers who are trying hard to find
the real causes of climate change were confused
by the message of ignorant master.
Some people who trusted
him so much, clapped their hands
as their secret mission was accomplished.
Yoh ! There is no class of hypocrisy
and if it was , It could be costly.
September 18/2023
In the end, what shall become of us all?
As global warming casts its daunting pall,
Our planet pleads for care, a heartfelt call,
In unity, we must heed nature's thrall.
Overpopulation strains Earth's embrace,
Seek balance, lest our future we erase,
Through mindful choices, we find the grace,
To safeguard life, in every single place.
Racial discrimination, a blight,
Must yield to love's embrace, shining bright,
Let harmony and understanding ignite,
To heal the wounds and set all hearts aright.
Together we must stand, hand in hand,
Embracing change, a future truly grand,
With empathy and hope, we'll understand,
What in the end,
will become of us, will it be something grand?
Civilization
They take root
and sprout up like
the corn that used
to fill these fields.
Acres of grassland,
fertile farmland,
and the houses
grow day by day.
Trucks filled with
house parts, baseboards,
light fixtures, windows,
sinks and toilets,
concrete for driveways
ply the muddy streets,
soon to be covered
with macadam.
Forests decimated,
their precious oxygen
gone as the logs
are hauled away
to the paper mill.
Nature gives way
to more civilization.
Animal habitat destroyed.
The tracts mushroom,
first one, then two,
then a hundred, a thousand.
Houses complete,
lawns are tended,
concrete covers patios,
everything neat and tidy
a paean to overpopulation.
Bonobos are listed as, endangered
and mirror Chimpanzees, with 98.7% of human DNA
They are found in forests, south of the Congo river
and are sometimes called, a pygmy Chimpanzee
Bonobos are smaller, leaner and darker than Chimpanzees
and their society, is a little different to their cousins
Their groups are led by females, that are easier to please
with keeping relationships, that solve issues with antitoxins
If two groups of Bonobos, come together in the forest
you can expect them to engage, into one hell of a fight
Bonobos have a low reproductive rate, and that’s not great
so we, their ancestry prime mates, need to save their plight
Humans hunt them to eat, and trade them as bushmeat
and humans keep them as pets, and sell them for medicine
There is a greed for money, for poaching and deforestation
which leads to civil unrest, with the human overpopulation
Amur Tigers are listed as, endangered
They are found in Primorski and Khabarorisk, far east Russia
and they pound the forests, of the Amur-Heilong landscape
and are the largest of all tigers, but their territory is not in shipshape
Amur Tigers forests, are been destroyed by human greed
and all Tigers have lost an estimated 95%, of their historical range
Human overpopulation, has made many wildlife populations bleed
so we need to stop breeding and greeding, and produce a total change
Javan Rhinos are listed as, critically endangered
and live in Indonesia’s, Ujung Kulan National Park
they have a dusky grey colour, with a single horn mold
and a very lose skin fold, that looks like body armor
Humans are encroaching, into the Javan’s forest habitat
with poaching and deforestation, to greed development
and incoming natural disasters, will destroy their pastures
with a tsunami, volcano eruption, or just human overpopulation
There is also global warming, that creates sea level rising
that could wipeout their home, of their amazing habitat
and potential inbreeding, and wild cattle disease is climbing
while the human density syndrome, has turned us, into a rat
Bornean Orangutans are listed as, endangered
and they are known as,” the man of the jungle”
Orangutan family nests, are up high in the trees
as this way of life, helps them fight disease
They stand out as orange, with lips that pout
and have hands and feet, that grip like a press
with very strong arms, for their natural process
to help them swing, from branch to branch
Orangutans are frugivores, and play a vital role
to dispose many seeds, for Mother Nature’s control
but if humans allow, Orangutans to become extinct
so would many tree species, making all life distinct
Orangutans are hunted for food, and are captured
to be seen as an elite symbol, for their life to be tattered
Their biggest threat, is the human overpopulation
encroaching on their land, with human deforestation
Humans are supposed to be, Mother Nature’s caretakers
but it seems like, they just want to be undertakers
as all of our breeding, increases human population
that only leads to, Mother Nature’s destruction
Humans have become like, bacteria in a petri dish
forever spreading, with so much, human density
like being in a fishing net, just wanting one wish
to get out of this place, the human rat race
In the wild, there are predators and prey
as this has always been, Mother Nature’s way
In our societies, humans are not prey for predators
apart from the fact, that we have so many dictators
Wars and natural disasters, are just a minor depletion
and human density, creates disease of human destruction
Human overpopulation, has become a big problem
because the evil bloodline of money, is our biggest problem
Humans are only preying, on all of life’s resources
for Mother Nature, to lose all its life sources
Global warming earth’s happiness doth kill.
Deforestation strips Mother Earth’s skill.
Virus surrounds us
Hatred astounds us
Overpopulation, everyone’s ill.
CATS AND CATS
At night all the male cats
they are gray and the female cats
suited to them ...
OVERPOPULATION
The earth has 7 billion
inhabitants and plus those
the novelists and filmmakers
create ...
MY DAUGHTER
She loves men as much as
the horses ... and have them on the short bridle
as you do in the trot ...
PS my adaptations to the epigrams
from my friend the french poet
Barbara Botton
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