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Tuesday, July 03, 2018

A Poem -- Summer sees, Summer comes

 
Summer sees 

 Summer looks out from under her covers 
Not liking what she sees closes her eyes 
That's not much help crawls back under the sheets 
But will this printscreen view ruin her day 

 World turned upside down burning trees and grass
There's blackened waters and fish are dying 
Crops won't grow burning hot in midsummer  
Acrid air is burning all creatures' lungs 

Ice caps and glaciers are melting away 
Towns are flooding water cycle keeps on 
Elephants are slayed for their body parts 
Price of a giraffe trophy mere snapshot 

 People killing each other wonder why 
Ingrained that way for their own selfish gain 
Killing by guns killing by stroke of pen 
Much much more another desolate year   

 Summer came 

 
 
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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, 2018  Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
 - I'm linked with Sanaa Rizvi in the Imaginary Garden at
 http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-tuesday-platform.html?m=1

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13 comments:

  1. tonispencerTuesday, July 03, 2018 10:32:00 AM

    Oh Jim ,such a sad poem but so very true. I took the opposite approach today and wrote about peace.

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  2. Sanaa RizviTuesday, July 03, 2018 11:27:00 AM

    This is heartbreaking.. but so true :(

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  3. HerotomostTuesday, July 03, 2018 11:46:00 AM

    Ouch, and summer should not be any of this. Great platform for making this point and excellent writing.

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  4. Sherry Blue SkyTuesday, July 03, 2018 12:09:00 PM

    You have nailed the description of our sorry state, Jim. Very well said.

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  5. brudbergTuesday, July 03, 2018 12:58:00 PM

    I think that sometimes we only see the dark... I hope there are good things as well.

    The summer don't care about us, it just is.

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  6. Vivian ZemsTuesday, July 03, 2018 5:24:00 PM

    I try not to look too hard at our desolation...it would overwhelm me. I get where summer's coming from...trying to crawl back under the sheets. well crafted!

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  7. Old EggTuesday, July 03, 2018 6:51:00 PM

    I often wonder whether this planet was created to house all the worst or most unsuitable living creations. Maybe it is the testing ground for development of planets in the future. We stupidly think we are the best yet by showing how needy and wasteful we are, will unlikely ever to get the managerial nod for better things.

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  8. kaykualaTuesday, July 03, 2018 8:34:00 PM

    People killing each other wonder why
    Ingrained that way for their own selfish gain
    Killing by guns killing by stroke of pen
    Much much more another desolate year

    There never seems to be a let-up in the destruction and conflicts afflicting the world. Focus seems to have shifted to the East to draw away from the Middle East and with no immediate conclusion.

    Hank

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  9. Kim M. RussellWednesday, July 04, 2018 1:15:00 AM

    I don't blame Summer for crawling back under the sheets. As I keep saying, when is humankind gong to learn from its mistakes?

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  10. Romana IorgaWednesday, July 04, 2018 2:58:00 AM

    I can see how nature can grow incredulous at our self-destruction. We never learn.

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  11. MarianWednesday, July 04, 2018 10:04:00 AM

    Yeah, it really feels like this, it really is like this. I like how "printscreen" turns up unexpectedly in this, too.

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  12. rallentandaThursday, July 05, 2018 4:32:00 AM

    Not a great prognosis.Things are looking grim for the world.

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  13. annell4Thursday, July 05, 2018 7:39:00 AM

    Jim you have stated it well, a sad poem in deed.

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