As climates change and rainfalls slow,
Our trees adapt the way they grow;
For every water-seeking root,
The greenery becomes dilute.
A forest we no longer know.
Now forced to reap the seeds we sow
Above the ground and deep below,
The outcome of forbidden fruit.
As climates change.
This biome that begins to show
Can’t hope to halt our carbon flow;
The damage is now absolute,
As ancient charms are all made mute.
The plug is pulled, now off we go.
As climates change.
“A forest we no longer know” (Photo Credit: Scott Wylie via Wikimedia Commons).
This is a Rondeau, inspired by recent research which has found that climate change-induced changes in rainfall and
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