we were warned some forty years ago
much of this planet realizes we are
dooming ourselves is taking steps
a date has even been set for when
life-as-we-are-accustomed will cease
we will all be eco-immigrants with no
place to go – here in Vermont I’ve
been keeping a wary scary eye
invasives are clogging our once clear
water the season is late this year but
now we’ve seen indian pipes kingfishers
a nuthatch heron robin and yesterday
a dozen turtles sunning in the swamp
no bats they have a disease – but the
loon family is making it through no
eagle has grabbed the chicks I won’t
live to see or not see armageddon but
my great grands will who knows perhaps
we will all wake up and take preventative
protective measures against the eagles
2019 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2019.
