-An Extremely Sad Follow-up To My Poem ‘The Wild Bunch’-
“Wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his works
Dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized, as ‘a protected area,’
Where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man;
And where man himself is just a visitor, who does not disturb.”
The Federal Wilderness Protection Act of 1964
Music: Nature’s Lament
Many still claim that we are not killing our planet
Many still claim that ‘Nature’ will always be here
But 2012 marks a tragic departure from our past
A departure, which should bring all of us, to tears
Not even one wilderness acre was set aside as ‘protected area’
Not even one natural landmark, was designated as ‘historical’
Not even one animal species, was designated as ‘endangered’
Today’s so called ‘leaders’ have never been this callous before
This is the very first year, in nearly the last fifty years
That not one law has been passed, to protect something
Our elected officials, no longer want to protect, anything
And this is sadly evident, by the decimation they now bring
More and more devastating drilling, by foreign-owned oil companies
More and more mountaintop mining, destroying our own mountains
More and more wildlife, being stripped of protection, and shot down
Our ‘leaders’ are now on a Path of Destruction, that now, will never end
More and more of our once glorious national forests, now being, bull-dozed down
More and more of our once wondrous national parks, now being destroyed, for profit
More and more of our national treasures like mustangs, bison, and wolves being killed
And, less and less, of what once we and our leaders had all once cherished, will be left
Many still claim that we are not killing our planet,
Many still claim that ‘Nature’ will always be here;
But 2012 marks a tragic departure from our past,
A departure, which should bring all of us, to tears.
“In the wildness,
Is the preservation,
Of the entire world.”
Henry David Thoreau
©November 2012, Mr. Ed – A Life-Long Advocate of Wild
The Wilderness Society
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Christine
Ron
A very sad day and I do my part in caring for all
the creatures that come to my yard to feast... but
we must all do our part and an outcry must be heard...
I put no pesticides on my lawn, I do nothing to harm nature...
Wonderful Mr. Ed, let it be known and hopefully there is
enough outcry to do something about it...
Love and Light
Lily
m
*Mr Ed* so we must
pray for Joy to return
Lady Vivian
A loss we will certainly be unable to
express to our grandchildren.
Lady Mary Ann
budd
Anna