SUGGESTIONS
Copyright Roger N. Taber 2007
They suggest we try and save garden creatures
and ocean whales before it’s too late
They suggest our luxury choices are sure to leave
the generation of 3000 with none
They suggest parents are scared of their children
and raising monsters
They suggest religious leaders pay more attention
to compassion than division
They suggest politicians aren’t listening to those
who put them there
They suggest our multicultural societies are failing
themselves and each other
They suggest we start learning the lessons wars
should have taught us
They suggest we’re but living will and testament
of a dying planet
So who are they, daring to suggest humankind look
to its shortcomings?
Among leafy choirs, anxious waves, our children
rehearse this world’s passing
