So what to do with California?

Read it and see.

 

So what to do with California?

© 2009   Mark Pearce

 

                So what to do with California?

 

                Edgar Cayce said it should have

                Slipped off the continental shelf by now 

                But it’s still with us, and very much a problem.

 

                It’s the water, stupid.

                Not enough of it.

 

                And the pecan growers

                And the home owners

                And the manufacturers

                And the miners

                And the tomato ranchers

                And the conservationists

                And the poor ol’ guys with thirst

                Are all planning their own diversion schemes.

 

                This time the forests and the trees

                Are all part of the same, big picture –

                And that picture

                Is getting brittle.

Author's Note

I hope you can read.

Reviews

[JC]

As in read between the lines... yes my wonderful former state, a bastion of urban sprawl, is on fire, again. If you were to look at this from the holistic viewpoint, Nature's way of righting itself. Less people, less need for water. Or perhaps the "water" in the form of government pouring out for programs it can't pay for.

Unfortunately, The City of Angels is forever calling, along with her once lovely beaches. Too bad the leaders can't seem to get a grip that they can't uphold it all with the water it has. The well is going dry.

Awesome read!

JC

[Emily B]

I hope I can read, too. It's a daring trait in someone who would call themselves a poet. Edgar Cayce said lots of things probably. I wouldn't want to drill oil based on his words. That never did really pan out. . . but if I were sick, I would trust his judgment.

[StoryTailor]

Umm. I can read, thank you for any concern that I might not. It's pretty good. I don't quite understand your point. But I'll probably think about it for a little bit longer and shout out when I do. Yeah, I'm the one who shouts out randomly at the back of the bus. The one your always staring at. It makes me think though, and I commend you for that.