You howled along the coast like an angry host
accosting a frightened town with a category four
more critical than ever before catastrophic floods rose
appose street rows and continued to rise
devastating priceless lives
transposing rivers on dry ground
drenching opposed citizens fleeing treasured abodes
lives shattered and unrecoverable but memorized
as they fled for higher ground
Your angry winds lashed Houston to a whipping post
wielding a woeful lesson in environmental education
taking lives presaging global warming unheeded
til the next time your winds call
with cataclysmic pleading
for a smaller carbon footprint
Copyright 2017 by E. Denise Billups
Image: “Where is global warming going,” Courtesy of Skeptical Science
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Reblogged this on mgshepard.
Thanks for the reblog mgshepard! 🙂
that’s … profound, i guess. true, yet innevitable.
I don’t know how we can deny global warming when natural disasters are steadily encroaching.
sometimes i wonder what nasa and those like it can possibly do to fix what it’s already damaged.
I think global warming is something we all can prevent by reducing the level of carbon in the air. But people aren’t willing to give up luxury items. It will take something drastic to change a nation’s mentality.
At this point preventing global warming is too late: it’s already here. We’ve wasted far too much time with corporate propaganda and selfishness to avoid climate change. Thankfully nature’s inherently adaptable. If we make massive changes to our consumption – and thinking – patterns then we might be able to adapt along with it. We currently have an opportunity redefine what it means to be human, and I hope we take it.
Josh, I agree wholeheartedly. People have gotten so use to luxury items, cars, plastic consumption, overuse of electricity, it’s a tough proposition to ask a nation to reduce their use. I still believe one step, no matter how small, helps. I’ve given up plastics and recycle everything. 🙂
Oh yes, every small step helps: especially if it’s visible. Behavior change can be contagious. It might be too late to fully prevent climate change, but we can lessen the duration and intensity of it.
It’s great to hear that you’ve given up plastics! Do you mean all plastics? I’d love to hear more about what sorts of substitutes you’re using.
Hi Josh, sorry for the late response. Been extremely busy. I use to buy bottled water until I realized how much plastic I was using. I recycled but decided the best thing to do was buy a water filtration system which I now use. I also buy mostly Seventh Generation products, biodegradable products without the harsh chemicals. And the list goes on . . . 🙂 It’s a conscious effort every day and I’m pretty sure my friends are tired of hearing my sermon. 🙂
Great post Denise, I hope you keep safe ☺️
Thanks, Simon!
Reblogged this on Planet Simon and commented:
Have a read of this short piece by Denise. She’s a great writer so have a look at her other work and make sure you follow.
Simon ☺️
Thanks, Simon for the reblog.
Hey what are friends for? How are things over there? ☺️
I finally found a moment to sit and relax. Been hectic couple of weeks. How’s Planet Simon?
Planet Simon is also hectic trying to get some things done. I’m getting there slowly.
Enjoy your relax time
Just saw your delicious breakfast recipe! Looks good!
I saw, I could take the bacon off. ☺️
They actually sell tofu bacon in the health food store. But who wants to eat that 🙁
I don’t for sure 😋
Got me thinking
Hahaha! I’m glad id did 🙂
Yes!
🙂 Yes! I agree!
Wonderful and meaningful
Thank you! Just wish so many lives weren’t affected by natural disasters. 🙁
I agree, so awful.