giving thanks in Minerva's Glen 11.22.07
Minerva's Glen is my latest piece at Associated Content...a poem with art. Sad when the hoot of an owl is a rare occurrence in one's environment where once it was common to hear bird calls of all sorts. Progress: They Call It Civilization! But the Ecology Sux: Now that's a hoot. Encroaching on pristine regions where bracken and lichen still infest limbs and branches...tsk. The presence of bracken and lichen indicates that the air is pure enough for them to grow, a lovely sign which is disappearing soon as developers get their mitts on the area and their much-touted 'build-out' in progress. So Who Needs Clean Air? A family member lives in Raleigh NC where particulates are worsening his asthmatic condition. Does the American by-the-of-the-for-the government make any effort at all to protect our air from high emissions of these tiny killers? And this is "America" brought to you by...the robber baron classes, both royal and not-so-royal. If you don't kno...