The grasshoppers
are worried that
Summer is ending
and they are nearly
out of time.
Category: ecology
Relative values
I try to save
the lives of ants
and beetles and
butterflies; frogs and lizards
and turtles and birds;
and sheep and mice
and kangaroos,
when I can.
Oh and people
too, if needed.
I think not
Why would anyone
build a house
on top of a hill?
Well, yes, no
flooding, not much
frost, good drainage,
little fog. But, seriously,
does all that make up
for the constant wind?
Curses
More frightening
hot weather is
on its way.
All you can do
is hunker down,
wait it out,
hope for the best,
fear the worst.
And send a curse
at those who have
stopped all action
to prevent climate
change.
Nowhere to run to
Killing hot
weather is on
its way here
after Xmas.
A giant wall
of hot air
like a tsunami
approaching
on land
I breathe, therefore I am
I am
breathing in,
breathing out,
like all the other
living creatures
sharing this planet
and this air.
But more,
that air has been
shared by all the creatures
who ever lived,
been refreshed by
all the plants
that ever grew,
since the beginning
of Earth time.
Each new breath
combines all the
old breaths of creatures,
and people, long gone.
Each breath is a kind
of immortality,
existing long after
each of us has
taken our last breath,
passed on to each of
us taking our
first breath
Morning traffic
In the early
morning light
insects go about
their business,
taking no notice
of people going
about their business.
But both are
the business of
hungry birds.
Siesta
A rabbit sitting
on the lawn, in
the shade, under
a trailer. For once
relaxing, sleeping,
safe from death
screaming
out of the sky
Seasons in the Sun
Impossible to
decide which season
would be best to die in:
Summer with its heat
and blue skies;
Autumn with
hints of frost and snow;
Winter with the warmth
of hearth and home:
Spring with flowers
and promise of flowers.
But whichever I choose
I would be desolate not to
see the following one.
Numbers racket
How many stupid
and ignorant people
does it take to
destroy a planet?
I guess we’ll find
out pretty soon.
