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Beach: CLOSED
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My favorite place,

My home town beach,

…CLOSED…

Medical waste washed ashore,

From where they are not sure,

Several other south Jersey towns too,

The perpetrator belongs in a zoo…

 

Who cares if it is a holiday weekend,

So what that people cannot swim,

Isn’t it though a shame, kids are the ones who lose,

Their last weekend before school, looks quite grim…

 

What kind of creature into the ocean puts needles,

Syringes too and other unrelated medical waste,

These vermin that did so are worse than debased,

Found they will be, to jail they will go in haste…

© ed L 8/30/08

 

 


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 Reviews of "Beach: CLOSED"
Reviewed on August 31, 2008
Sad ... hope they get it cleaned and opened up, soon.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on August 30, 2008
It is tragic that are rivers, lakes and oceans are one by one shutting down because of man's pollution. My home town is called the known as the city of lakes but since my childhood only about half of them now are certified save to swimm in.

Fee

Reviewed by Lois Christensen
Reviewed on August 30, 2008
That is terrible to ruin the swimming for the holiday. Many do not care what they destroy thiese days. It isn't fun when things are messed up at least I don't think so. Hope it clears up and they get caught and fined.

Reviewed on August 30, 2008
Oh, gheeez! Thought most every corp. was byond doing this tragic waste disposal! With you on this, Ed: Perps should be thrown in jail and fined heavily$$$$$$$. So sad and wrong, for the kids - big and little - and families that have planned a wonderful time at the beach this weekend! And what terrible damage has been done to the sealife! Disgusting...
Still...Blessings and Love to you and Ruf - Micke

Reviewed by Bonnie May
Reviewed on August 29, 2008
It happened when my husband was working back there to in the 80's. How awful and I agree totally. They are vermins and I hope they are put away for a long time. Send this to the paper. Love, Bonnie

Reviewed by Michelle Mead
Reviewed on August 29, 2008
I have heard this about so many Jersey beaches and it is such a shame-we used to always come down to Wildwood and Seaside Heights when i was a child and teen-i heard it was a bad year this year, a real shame. Thanks for drawing attention to it. Michelle


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