Mama gnome loves to read poetry sometimes.
And one of her favorite poems is, "How Do I love thee? Let Me Count the Ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Mama gnome thought in honor of the ongoing COP15, the United Nations Climate Change Conference,
she presents a poem showing the severity and gravity of not love...but of Global Warming.
"How Do I Globally Warm You? Let Me Count The Ways..."
I globally warm you to the depths of your oceans and the heights of your atmosphere
My carbon dioxide parts per million can reach, when feeling out of breath
For I sought to end the being of fresh air and ideal blue skies.
I globally warm you for every mile the humans drive
Most earnestly in their clunkers and SUV's.
I warm you copiously, as men dig for more oil
I warm you hideously as men mountain cut and burn more coal.
I warm you with the oil slicks that cover ocean waters
I warm you even more with each melting ice sheet
In my old global warming ways and with your petroleum companies' faith
I globally warm your Earth with greenhouse emissions
I seem to gain every day---
I globally warm you with every tree, coal and fossil fuels you continue to burn- and, if You choose...
I shall globally warm your Earth better after death.
No it's not supposed to be a lovely poem. It's horrific. Just like Global Warming.
Here is a picture taken by NASA dated 2007 showing the amount of Arctic Sea Ice that has been lost because of Global Warming.
NASA, http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17800
Please show how many ways you love Earth and let us count the ways...
Go Green.
(c)2009 Jenaelha, Friendly Gnome's Blog
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