The smell of death surrounds us as the rivers run dry
Life lost as fish lie stranded in the mud
Corporations don’t miss a beat when told
There’s a chance to build another factory in the wild silence
This year their profits could be twice what they made in the last
It’s impossible to imagine that people once revered the enchanted stars
I utilized four prompts in the creation of this poem. I will provide the links to those at the end of the post.
Now, about the Save the Colorado River project. Per their mission statement:
Save The Colorado’s mission is to protect and restore the Colorado River and its tributaries from the source to the sea. Save The Colorado focuses on fighting irresponsible water projects, supporting alternatives to proposed dams and diversions, fighting and adapting to climate change, supporting river and fish species restoration, and removing deadbeat dams.
They have a subproject which is close to my heart. I lived and worked in the Boulder area for close to 20 years.
https://savethecolorado.org/campaigns/boulder-creek-program/
Per the website:
Save The Colorado has an active program around protecting and restoring the Boulder Creek watershed in Boulder County, Colorado. We have identified and committed to these efforts to preserve and protect the watershed.
I will donate a dollar to the Save the Colorado River project for every comment received on this post.
Following the post, you will find the necessary hoppy links. This is a Charity Sunday post, so that hop is at the top. Then, of course, I wish to share the links to the prompts that inspired the poem. Following that will be links to other hops I'm sharing the post with.
I know some of you create separate posts for every hop, but I become overwhelmed when I try to do that. I have too many projects going on and my brain already operates like someone put it in a blender and pressed the Liquefy setting.
Here's some music to enjoy while you go hopping down the bloggy trail.
Hello, Cara,
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining today's hop-- and for writing so poignantly about the plight of the Colorado River. Indeed, the Colorado is not unique. I live in Asia, where the world's great rivers -- the Ganges, the Mekong, the Yangtze - are all being strangled by dams and greed.
A worthy project indeed. The snippet was thought provoking in the extreme, which is a good thing, I feel.
ReplyDeleteIt's frightening that these things keep happening. Thank you for bringing this cause to our attention and for donating.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading thirty or so years ago that Hoover Dam was built (looking back on it) during a wet period in our climate. The article questioned what would happen when we entered a dry period. Guess we're finding out and it's pretty darnscary. Thanks for this cause!
ReplyDeleteA lot to think about in this post. Thanks for sharing this and reminding us of something that's broken and needs to be fixed.
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