Too Long In The Shadow

 

Too Long in the Shadow

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smothered by big oil
our blue planet is dying
trapped in greed’s shadow

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future is mortgaged
to petrochemical lust
fatal addiction

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mankind is drowning
in a flood of fossil fuel
swept t’ward extinction

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3D color rendering at top depicts a piece entitled: “Too Long in the Shadow”
by: rob kistner © 2008

Detail displayed below the depiction is 1/4 scale of actual size
Original artwork is 24″Tall x 30″Wide
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~ by Image&VerseToo on July 23, 2008.

Posted in haiku, image, poem

9 Responses to “Too Long In The Shadow”

  1. I love this Rob.

    Brian said this on July 24, 2008 at 1:09 am | Reply

  2. Brian -

    Thank you… ;)

    …rob

    Image&VerseToo said this on July 24, 2008 at 4:59 am | Reply

  3. love it
    so true

    ~kathryn~ said this on July 24, 2008 at 1:07 pm | Reply

  4. Kathryn -

    I’m pleased you enjoyed this… ;)

    Image&VerseToo said this on July 24, 2008 at 1:19 pm | Reply

  5. a poem that certainly fits our current state. very well done, rob. nice to be a guest for a change, huh? :)

    rebecca said this on July 24, 2008 at 2:33 pm | Reply

  6. Rebecca -

    Thank you… and it’s great to be a guest! ;)

    Image&VerseToo said this on July 24, 2008 at 2:37 pm | Reply

  7. And the shadow is looming ever larger…
    -Thanks-

    stan said this on July 24, 2008 at 6:56 pm | Reply

  8. Stan -

    Frustrating, but true… :(

    Image&VerseToo said this on July 24, 2008 at 11:19 pm | Reply

  9. Your poetry is so refreshing!

    Nikita said this on September 11, 2008 at 1:08 pm | Reply

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