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The Writing on the Wall
Republican leaders bemoan the idea
Of leaving their children huge debt.
Therefore, the thought of loans and deficits
Makes them break out in a sweat.
One thing about their concern for their children
Strikes me as very strange:
It's ALL about dollars and figures, of course,
And not about climate change.
Concern for the future is commendable
And makes a lot of sense.
But lowering the debt at the expense of the world
Is a deadly recompense.
I'm not a pessimist; nonetheless,
If I were the town crier,
I'd yell at the top of my voice, "Beware,
Climate change denier!"
You don't have to be a rocket scientist
To recognize mankind's hand
In helping to raise the temperature on Earth.
How much can we withstand?
Though unpreventable, a rise in temperature
Could be temporary
If we act now; otherwise,
The outlook's extremely scary.
Slashing greenhouse-gas emissions
Is a worthy cause.
Let's also encourage clean-energy development
With conscientious laws.
The U.S. and China--the TWO largest
Carbon-polluters around--
Could make a huge difference by leaving
Most fossil fuel in the ground.
F.r.a.c.k.i.n.g* releases methane gas,
More potent than CO2.
Halting or transforming the f.r.a.c.k.i.n.g* process
Wouldn't be hard to do.
The world can achieve renewable energy
With an effort that's united.
Failure to do so would be careless
AND extremely shortsighted.
Say, "STOP complaining about science and debt
And ignoring what will befall
Our kids and grandkids if we ignore
The writing on the wall."
(11-17-15)
*The website thinks this is a dirty word (well, actually it is) and won't let the word appear in the poem written normally. Thus, I added periods.
Of leaving their children huge debt.
Therefore, the thought of loans and deficits
Makes them break out in a sweat.
One thing about their concern for their children
Strikes me as very strange:
It's ALL about dollars and figures, of course,
And not about climate change.
Concern for the future is commendable
And makes a lot of sense.
But lowering the debt at the expense of the world
Is a deadly recompense.
I'm not a pessimist; nonetheless,
If I were the town crier,
I'd yell at the top of my voice, "Beware,
Climate change denier!"
You don't have to be a rocket scientist
To recognize mankind's hand
In helping to raise the temperature on Earth.
How much can we withstand?
Though unpreventable, a rise in temperature
Could be temporary
If we act now; otherwise,
The outlook's extremely scary.
Slashing greenhouse-gas emissions
Is a worthy cause.
Let's also encourage clean-energy development
With conscientious laws.
The U.S. and China--the TWO largest
Carbon-polluters around--
Could make a huge difference by leaving
Most fossil fuel in the ground.
F.r.a.c.k.i.n.g* releases methane gas,
More potent than CO2.
Halting or transforming the f.r.a.c.k.i.n.g* process
Wouldn't be hard to do.
The world can achieve renewable energy
With an effort that's united.
Failure to do so would be careless
AND extremely shortsighted.
Say, "STOP complaining about science and debt
And ignoring what will befall
Our kids and grandkids if we ignore
The writing on the wall."
(11-17-15)
*The website thinks this is a dirty word (well, actually it is) and won't let the word appear in the poem written normally. Thus, I added periods.