every nine minutes

most people try to recycle

carefully putting their plastic waste in a container

having it hauled off every week for recycling

they probably believe they are saving the planet

but are most likely unaware of the the real facts

plastic trash gets sorted for recycling

less than ten percent is actually recycled

which leaves more than ninety percent to be disposed

some of it goes into landfills

some gets shipped to other countries for who knows what

a lot finds its way into the oceans

a blue whale size amount of plastic waste

is dumped into the oceans every nine minutes

that is one hundred and sixty plastic blue whales every day

fifty eight thousand blue plastic whales every year

five million blue plastic whales in your lifetime

recycling is not the answer

we have to stop using so much plastic

governments must act

industry must develop alternatives

to stop dumping a blue whale size amount of plastic into the oceans

every nine minutes

from cocktails to heaven

its cocktail hour

pour stiff one

reflect on day

light conversation

light hors d’oeuvres

whet the appetite

dinner in the oven

aromas fill kitchen

roast garlic scent

fresh chopped herbs

smells leak out

towards dining room

drinks evaporate fast

pour second one

peek in oven

baked salmon happy

looks so divine

back to conversation

enquire about dinner

origin of recipe

source of ingredients

fresh local vegetables

from farm stand 

fish from boat

farm to table

sea to plate

finish hors d’oeuvres

cocktail last sip

open wine bottles

dinner is served

pour wine slowly

pause a moment

look at plate

hold hands together

give sincere thanks

compliment chef

taste salmon

slow blink

eat vegetables

slow blink

sip wine

close eyes

gone to heaven

open eyes

not a dream

drink wine

eat salmon

sip water

still in heaven