Sonnet13:12:13

Why is love never enough for people

When times are sharp and money hard to find?

When hardship, corruption and leaders grind,

And  love no longer feels responsible.

How is hope and chance no longer equal

When the world leaves rational thought behind?

When worries leave skin grey and faces lined,

As you wait, hesitate, for the sequel.

These body blows of horror seen daily

On screens and pocket devices by all

To cheer and leer at others' misfortune

There as a stark warning for all to see.

When will humanity refuse the thrall

Of the unrelenting profit margin?

Finding Nemo

Tell me where will Nemo go

When there is no reef?

When silt and sludge have ruined his home,

It’s still beyond belief.

Tell me where will Dory go

When the coral is no more?

Warm water blurring  pristine seas,

Starving the marine floor.

What of Marlin, brave and true

Looking for his son?

Bruce the shark, is he hunted down

Not for sport, but fun?

How do you tell your children

That Nemo is no more?

They were once there in history

When Australia cared much more.

How do you teach your kids to care

When leaders show no thought?

When company profits rule the roost

And lessons are not taught.

How do you teach your kids to think

And care for their legacy?

When Nemo is just a memory -

A cartoon fantasy.

Haiku 1

Flags flying westward

Harbingers of hot weather

Scraping your lashes