Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Laurelwood Arboretum June 7, 2023

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

smoke signals

Tonight after dinner we put on our masks

To walk outside through the wildfire smoke

Though our masks don't block the harmful gases

At least they filter out the particulates


After years of needing masks indoors

Anywhere people congregate in numbers

This is a twist turning the pandemic inside out

Facing the climate change crisis wearing the same masks


As if what was an invisible virus denied by many

Somehow transmuted into toxic ash you can see and smell

Irritating everyone's eyes and throat sparing no one

A huge cloud of unhealthy air still getting worse


Of course it won't kill you immediately

Unless perhaps if you are very young or very old

Or have asthma lung heart or other conditions

Just like the COVID infection has mostly become


But these are early days not even summer heat yet

Not nearly the peak of global warming with no end in sight

Meaning it's quite obvious by now where this is going 

As long as nothing fundamentally changes


I'm with those who are organizing to make a complete overhaul 

To stop the madness operating on every level

To create a system that puts people and the planet first

Taking ownership control away from the billionaire class

Monday, June 5, 2023

Hanks Pond West June 5, 2023

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Skylands NJBG June 4, 2023