Day: April 24, 2020

 
Once one is acclaimed as outstanding
In their opinions and on what they write
Their words take on biblical proportion
Even though the truth of everything, no matter
The slant, remains the truth which cannot be altered
 
Hail to those who wave the flag and
Point out the plight of the polar bear,
The melting polar caps and rising sea
Science when studied in depth
Tells us a different story
 
No one sins by silence when they disagree
DDT when used properly is effective
When banned it has no effect and while it
Could have saved millions of lives in Africa if
It had it been used properly to kill the infected
Female anopheles mosquito which carried
The Plasmodium parasite, it wasn’t
 
It would have saved Jimmy Carter the need to pass out
Mosquito nets in the dire areas of that country
And receiving the glory and coverage
Given to him by the Smithsonian Magazine
Because of the lives he was saving
 
People were pulled in unwittingly to:
The Sierra Club, National Audubon Society,
Green Peace, World Wildlife Fund and others
And sold the idea that America is ruining the planet
 
Those profiting from these and other clubs
Go home at night and turn on a switch and
Have electricity available to them for heat and
Hot water along with refrigeration
They are happy people and enjoy these blessings
While being critical of those who provide it
 
Pollution exists now and has for as far back
As we have recorded history.  Big steps have been taken
To improve condition in our country while giving a pass
To China and India and other third world countries
Reality may be reviewed and one person is not responsible
For our vulnerability as some would like to point out

A succession of bad decisions over many years by various
Countries and administrations has allowed
The whole world to be potentially at great risk
Now one could ask who are the
Sinners by silence or the sinners by protest
 
Many industries have folded 
Who avoided telling the obvious truth?
It was proclaimed that certain birds including
The Northern Spotted Owl needed old growth trees to breed
The lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest closed down
 
The same birds later were found breeding and nesting
In Target and Walmart Signs on buildings nearby but no one cared
Because truth deniers had accomplished their goal of
Shutting down a great lumber industry causing great
Harm to the area and the workers as well
 
The scientific worldview seemed to coincide with the aspect
Of man caused global cooling, then man caused global warming, and
Finally because of acceptable terminology manmade climate change
Scientific consensus became science for many who traveled the
Globe in private jets, but bought carbon credits to cover themselves
 
A former presidential candidate from Tennessee is one who
Travels the world in his private jet going to meetings on climate change
Zinc is mined on his father’s land and resulting pollution puts the
Cumberland River Valley and the Tennessee River at risk
We would like to interview him about the alternative facts
Hammered from the bedrock of reality
 
Muses and poets may be praised for their efforts
Truth will eventually raise its head and those
Who so wanted to be correct will find themselves
On the wrong side of the equation
The Light will overcome all darkness
 
Stanski
April 24. 2020 ^