there is a notion
that the motion
of the ocean
will cause great commotion
and waves of extreme emotion
due to polar ice dissolution
unstoppable by any magic potion
while politicians just smear the planet in unscientific denial lotion
I feel sorry for the wind
he is truly homeless
always on the move
when he is not with you
he is blowing by elsewhere
invisible but forceful
sometimes light and gentle
damaging when in a rage
rain and snow are the gifts he brings
leaves rustle when he arrives
a still pond ripples in his presence
waves pound the beach at his command
when uncertain he gets gusty
why is the wind so unforgiving
if you do not move at his pace
and in the direction he chooses
he will push you around without mercy
adored by kite fliers
worshipped by yachtsmen
feared by cyclists
he is a sad lonely restless bad tempered old man
always hides his face but you can tell when he is there
constantly searching for the peace he will never find
perhaps he had a disturbed childhood
or a very bad relationship breakup
he refuses to go to therapy
I feel sorry for the wind
Its that time of year
The festivities are over
Put away the Christmas tree
Eat the last of the chocolate gifts
Step on the scales and gasp
Riddle yourself with guilt and remorse
Get back on the diet again
Dust off the exercise machine
Sign up for that gym yet again
Why not make some more resolutions
Do something to save the planet
Reduce your carbon footprint
While you reduce your expanded waistline
But wait there is a huge problem here
A sedentary person breathes out 2.3 pounds of CO2 per day
Vigorous exercise increases this eight fold
Diet and exercise can explode your carbon footprint
If everybody on the planet exercised continuously
It would release 98 Billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually
Best we all stay at home and eat more carbs
Become a responsible citizen and store carbon in your body
Sit on the couch and exhale less often
But what about when you die
Where will all your stored carbon go
Cremation sends it into the atmosphere
Burial is probably a slow release back into the earth
Best you get launched into space
If each rocket has a payload of say 150,000 pounds
That could propel 1,000 dead carbon storage people into space
We will need 56,000 rocket launches a year to keep up with death rate
Hopefully they will have low carbon footprint rocket launchers by then
Cheeky Monkey Poetry 