[Critique Group 2] Fwd: FW: [Critique Group 1] Leonard's submission for June

[Alice Massa]

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Subject: 	FW: [Critique Group 1] Leonard's submission for June
Date: 	Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:20:25 -0400
From: 	Sally Rosenthal <sanford.rosenthal at comcast.net>
To: 	ajm321kh at wi.rr.com



Alice, Leonard just called me.  His computer got fried during a storm. 
The earliest his internet will be restored is Tuesday.  He asked me to 
forward his June submission for Group 1 to you and asked  that you 
forward it to Group 2 members.  He has to use the same piece now for 
both groups. Thanks so much.

Sally Rosenthal

*From:*Group1 [mailto:group1-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf Of 
*Leonard Tuchyner via Group1
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 20, 2018 11:35 AM
*To:* sanford.rosenthal at comcast.net
*Cc:* Critique Group 1 <group1 at bluegrasspals.com>
*Subject:* [Critique Group 1] Leonard's submission for June

30 line poem

Plastic Kills

Plastic, often made of oily smut,

fashion-able into many forms

and myriads of dispositions,

useful in multitudinous ways.

Beware! once made, it is here to stay.

Over our world, this plastic reigns,

as did they, from whence this offspring came --

flora and fauna pressed to slime,

squeezed into coal and diamonds as sublime,

shining like stars hidden from sight

millions and millions of years ago.

Today it befouls our Earth

in every open space and crevasse,

all the land and sky, oceans and streams,

eaten by beasts, fish and fowl,

polluting their hormones and organs,

while passing through, but rarely destroyed.

Yesterday I spied two golden beads --

Once vibrant pollinating bumble bees,

who died in my greenhouse, meant to spur life,

sandwiched between two clear plastic panes.

where they drained their scant life energy

in frantic spasms of hope to fly free.

Why do they remind me of me?


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