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Earth Day in Hindsight
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As researchers conclude that we are at much more advanced and catastrophic stages of global warming there are two numbers that stand out in my mind.
Annual Defense Budget: 401.7 Billion
This years new and improved budget for alternative fuel research: 770 Million


Earth Day in Hindsight

Sitting-Contemplating
This world not in order
Gashes in our skin
cause the early oxidation
of large SUV's

Sip the whiskey-Ice melts
over my tongue like a
new iceberg carried out
to sea upon the burdened
back of a
 Northern Right Whale

Unpredictable-Chaotic
Haphazardly weather patterns
pummel new coastline
forcing oil tycoons to
retire inland

Strike the match-Heat
on the cheek precludes
the notion that SPF
ratings will hit our open
roof in the face of a new sun

Inhale-Exhale
My smoke mixes with air
as yellow sand courts the
Seoul skyline and embeds
itself in a newborns lung

Another tear strikes
the paper-Slowly drowning
us in the reality that bomb
building monies outnumber
alternative fuel research 400 to 1

Pray-Men without
religion wince as knees
strike the ground searching
out forgiveness for calamitous
greed

Join them-Every one
of us to blame enjoying
luxuries without remorse
aiding in the pilfrege of
our mothers bosom

     

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 Reviews of "Earth Day in Hindsight"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on April 14, 2007
This is a truthful indictment of the legacy we are leaving behind. Powerfully stated. Thank you. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on April 11, 2007
A recent studie as concluded that from back 740.000 years, the earth warming peak had ocurred within 100.000 years, not because CO2 but from the lack of dust in the atmostphere. It takes 100.000 years to accumulate so much dust as to impede the solar rays to reach the earth
producing the Ice Age, then, it takes 100.000 years for the cooled dust to fall and the process to start againg.
A cool sea absorbs CO2.
The Volcanos are the ones that regulate our clima with how much dust they spew on the atmosphere.
Have a nice eruption to cool everybody off.
Georg

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
excellent images reinforce the quintessence of earth day and necessity for mankind to pursue working toward its goal ...

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Wouldn't it be "foresight" as earth day is the 28th of this month...thats the day I smoke green and dedicate it to ole Mom Nature...Ed

Reviewed by Donna Quesinberry
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Nice earthday poem. And, elements so true.
400 to 1 says it all.

Thanks,
~D.

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Amen to that HB
The password is greed
The color of the day is Green
Peace be with you

William


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