Bad News for Polar Bears
The BBC just reported that ice floes in the Arctic will disappear by 2030. “Bad news for polar bears,” the story went. Worse for us since ice floes reflect sunlight, keeping the earth from warming too fast. Without them, we’re cooked.
After the news, I walked my basset hound in the park—in 90-degree heat. I helped my wife plant pentas and purple angelonias in the garden, and I put a grapevine in the ground by the stone wall.
Do I live because
the world is dying fast?
I hope not…. Maybe.
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what other choice do we have, the poem seems to ask
So much packed in this poem. I share Gaby’s sentiment regarding the question(s) presented. A great write, Lee. I’ll be pondering this one a lot today.
A very excellent haibun. The prose is brief and punchy, the haiku asks the important question.
What to do with all the bad news? It’s the mental health question of the age. Thanks for taking it on, Lee.
Yes maybe. Same here.
Important message!
Hard truth, polar bears’ plight and our own.
Love: “Without them, we’re cooked.” and the question..
You do the issues of the day so well, Lee. Another fine read.
Somber reality. I like the succinct way you got to the final question.
Yes, a very relatable question. The ship is sinking and all I have is this teaspoon. What now?
I love how you went from the global to the daily, the ordinary. I guess that’s why living in the moment produces more happiness. To look beyond, yikes!