The greedy birds of Wall Street build their nests in lofty skyscrapers with stone facades and hang artistic renderings of tulips by Georgia O'Keefe on their walls to maintain the pretense of contact with nature. The old oak tree drones a haunting requiem. Their Caterpillars rape our land, stripping vibrant flowers from the earth, so concrete slabs and asphalt strips can displace the green, green grass of home, while factories spit poisonous phlegm into our rivers and plastic waste suffocates our whales. Ka-ching! The music of cash flow blinds their soul. The old oak tree drones a haunting requiem. Tree huggers would have us plant wind turbine orchards to feed voracious hunger for the energy which lights our castles and fuels our gizmos. Political rain muddies the stream of reason. Will tulips grow in a solar panel garden? I think not. We must broaden scope to preserve green space. The old oak tree drones a haunting requiem. Author's notes: 1. 23 lines of Bop poetry. 2. The Bop is a recent innovation conceived by African American poet Afaa Michael Weaver. It consists of three stanzas with a repeated line, or refrain, following each stanza, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/personal-updates/poetic-... . 3. Georgia O'Keefe's painting Pink Tulip: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/58969076346080363/ . 4. Caterpillars: http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment.html |