Poem 293: Long Hot Summers

Labour Day, the last long weekend of the summer

Back to school on Tuesday, for some kids, that’s a real bummer

Three more weeks of  summer before we head into the fall

This has been the hottest one that I can recall

Much too warm for biking for most of the days

This is becoming a reality not merely a phase

Forest fires are now a regular event

Thanks to global warming, are now becoming more frequent

So many factors that contribute to this plight

I am not optimistic that our world leaders will ever get it right

The summer was also dry, we could have used more rain showers

This would have helped the gardeners with their vegetables and flowers

Still lots of days ahead to enjoy the great outdoors

With the lower temperatures, we should be outside more

Just yesterday I was able to get out on the bike trails

I’m hoping that this spell of weather will continue to prevail

I spent a lot of time indoors in order to beat the summer heat

This seems to be a cycle that we are destined to repeat

Global warming has now gone from bad to worse

Steps to correct this is now totally off course

Some world leaders are in denial and refuse to accept our fate

This subject for some of them is not even up for debate

So what are we supposed to do when this is being ignored?

When it seems that less countries are getting on board?

The window of opportunity is closing and some think it is already too late

If nothing is done soon we may have already sealed our fate

What are we to do when they just don’t seem to give a damn?

There are politicians out there claiming it’s all a scam

So here we have them ignoring the whole situation

Only to anger us more and heap up our frustration

Our lives hang in the balance and our future hangs by a thread

So are we really looking forward to the warmer days ahead?