Smog has lifted across the land 

    All that’s left is shifting sand

    Where once the raging river ran

    Natures thirst is drained by man. 

    Deserted now the forest floor

    Oil slicks mar the sandy shore

    Wading birds all feather bound

    Choking fish, a burial ground.

    Businessmen in pin stripe suits

    Ladies dressed in designer boots

    Greenhouse gases getting hotter 

    All driven by the yen and dollar.

        ©j.black