Inspired By a Recent Article in Newsweek,
And By a Dry Lake Bed That I Came Across,
On My Most Recent Trek Up To The Northwood
“Water is life’s mater and matrix,
Mother and medium;
There is no life, without water.”
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Earth’s rapidly dwindling fresh water
Is now becoming more precious than oil
Droughts, global warming, and pollution
Causing Earth’s water to dry up and spoil
Ancient, life-giving, fresh water lakes, now vanishing
All across our now, fresh water-depleted planet, today
Even in the U.S., in life-providing lakes, like Lake Mead
Water levels are dropping, water getting scarcer, every day
And the latest global water studies are horrendous
Mankind will soon begin to engage in Water Wars
The world’s ‘Water Haves’ vs. ‘Water Have Nots’
And those without water, will not enjoy life, anymore
And, of course, just like Earth’s rapidly dwindling oil
Modern corporations, are already attempting to ‘cash in’
Fresh Water, which should be freely available, to everyone
Will be sold at premium prices – yet another modern day sin
Two huge corporations in the still water-rich state of Alaska
Already have plans to ship and sell Alaskan water to Mumbai
The day is rapidly approaching, when the ‘Fresh-Water Haves’
Will be able to decide, who on our planet, is going to live or die
And some still very foolishly believe that we are not killing our planet
While in truth, the planet we are now leaving to our future generations
Will be a planet, in which everything, including water, will have a price
And those not able to pay it, will have a life with very little joy or elation
“Water is life’s mater and matrix,
Mother and medium;
There is no life, without water.”
©2010, Mr. Ed
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