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High B/P
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Photo not mine. I wish it had never been taken at all ...

... Plenty of fish in the sea, birds in the air -- oh, wait. ....


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Eleven men will
never come home; the
Gulf of Mexico
is now an oilslick.

The entire coast is
furred by tarballs coughed
up by the dying --
wildlife, livelihoods.

B.P.'s president: 
'Will be glad when this
is over so I
can get my life back.'

Plenty of fish in
the sea, birds in the
air -- oh, wait.  That was
before.  Thanks, B.P.

(c) 2010, Karla Dorman (6/5)

 


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 Reviews of "High B/P"
Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on June 13, 2010
Yeah, this one gets me going, Karla. We are destroying this planet very quickly. The evidence is all around us. A great poem to build awareness, too. Hugs,
Sheila

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 9, 2010
Your poem reminds me of something that a friend sent to me a couple of days ago, Karla:

The question:
How does life deal with a part of itself that fails to discover, or subsequently loses, its sense of purpose?

The answer:
It finds some way to remove it from the equation.

The example:
Behold the dinosaurs and the duckbilled platypus.

The conclusion:
Earthians beware: your days, as a species and as individuals, are severely numbered.

Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on June 7, 2010
Karla, you have opened the very core of this tragedy to critical examination -- no matter what, fish, birds, mammals, every living creature in the path of this disaster will suffer or perish -- and yet we are, so totally helpless and totally unprepared to quickly halt the ongoing calamity -- you have expressed the painful emotions of us all -- may peace and love be always with you my dear friend -- Jon Michael

Reviewed on June 7, 2010
Great point-of-view on the BP Slick, Karla! The happy part: just heard on TV this morn that the pellican in pic is one of many that have been cleaned and doing good! Still, way to many creatures of the Gulf and shorelines have been destroyed by the oil. Sad...sad...sad.
Blessings and Love - Micke

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on June 6, 2010
stirring write

Reviewed on June 5, 2010
So sad this happened, great write
in Christs Love
Michelle~

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
Yes and once again big business gets a slap on the wrist and the earth pays the fine.
fee

Reviewed by TONY NERONE
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
Right on,Karla. But even though this one is on BP, all of the oil companies do the drilling too. Very good writing.


GOD BLESS YOU
TONY

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
Yes, so heartbreaking, Karla.

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
Tears at the heart....

Reviewed on June 5, 2010
SHAME ON THEM AND ALL WHO BUY FROM THESE BUZZARDS! They ought to be charged severely with what they've done! Heartbreaking!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :( *tears!*

Reviewed by Christine Alwin
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
Horrendous tragic mess..I don't think anyone can comprehend the extent of it...so sooo very sad!!!

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
In a year they will have forgotten this, just like the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, throw some money around and no more problems...e

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)
Reviewed on June 5, 2010
BP just announced the other day, in reassurance to their shareholders, that they will still pay out over $5 billion in dividends. The corporate Leviathan is undeterred.


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