Tag Archives: Planet

Red Tide

There is danger down below In the Gulf of Mexico Southwest Florida’s coast Today looks like its toast There’s a commotion In the ocean The algae bloom Is causing doom Toxins are in the air And can easily scare The Red Tide Cannot be denied The event is not novel But it’s certainly awful KareniaContinue reading “Red Tide”

Thirst

Musical sound of rain Against a corrugated roof A wordless opera Of drama and fraught With worry of how to cope What nature had brought The planet’s frown Sucking rain into its cracks Giving breath to the roots Of trees shriveling Into dust on blistered ground Parched and crippling The deluge continues Day after endlessContinue reading “Thirst”

Moon and the Sun

The moon struggled to rise One night, as the sun Gasped towards the sea Leaving the day undone The earth overheated From disregard and denial Left us breathless this night Waiting for the moon’s arrival An arrangement was needed To placate the moon A possibility of compromise But communication inopportune With neither ever meeting AtContinue reading “Moon and the Sun”

The Plastic Sea

The Plastic Sea Seabirds trussed like turkeys On Thanksgiving Day Dolphins’ dorsal fins cut with fishing line Is just another way for us to betray Sea creatures swallowing grocery bags Thinking they are jellyfish Turtles strangled in synthetics Surely you couldn’t wish this Our commitment to save the planet Includes the oceans too Choking theirContinue reading “The Plastic Sea”