Santa STILL had a
sign
That read "For
Sale," posted on
His slushy, sludgy
property line.
We stopped by to pay
a visit
And found Santa out
of sorts.
He asked if we
perchance had read
Recent global
warming reports.
"Things are
looking worse than ever,"
He said, on the
verge of crying.
"The ice caps
continue to melt,
And the world's
coral reefs are dying.
"We'll be
seeing flooding coastlines,
Food shortages,
wildfires….
And some even have
the nerve
To call the
prognosticators liars!
"People ask if
it's too late.
I tell them that it
depends
We can stop the
warming, BUT
We MUST reverse
emissions trends.
"If the earth's
temperature rises
Two point seven
degrees, they write,
Above pre-industrial
levels--
That's degrees in
Fahrenheit--
"We'll face
dire consequences:
Mass extinctions of
animals and plants,
Wobbly countries,
refugees….
These are NOT just
foolish rants!
"The world
economy must be transformed.
Come on! You have to
use your head!
Renewable sources of
energy
Are vital;
otherwise, we're dead."
How sad it was to
see a man
Who once had been so
cheerful and jolly
Now become so sad
and so
Demoralized by human
folly!
He showed us his
dilapidated
House, and then with
a sigh,
He said, "I've
got work to do,"
At which point we
all said good-bye.
-by Bob B (11-24-18)
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