sunlight and wind are free

sunlight and wind are free
a kind of ‘glue’
your loudspeaker simultaneously broadcasts
molten iron in precise quantities
 
a kind of ‘glue’
adding seaweed
molten iron in precise quantities
not preparing for the future
 
adding seaweed
when plants respire
not preparing for the future
join sand and aggregate and then harden
 
when plants respire
ships have lots of spare room
join sand and aggregate and then harden
buried sunshine
 
ships have lots of spare room
a ‘blended wing’
buried sunshine
No!
 
a ‘blended wing’
remarkably compliant
No!
this lovely little atom is innocent
 
remarkably compliant
dip your foot into the surf
this lovely little atom is innocent
slow-motion dying
 
dip your foot into the surf
work on ruminants
slow-motion dying
a nearby glacier now floods the mine
 
work on ruminants
new category (catastrophic)
a nearby glacier now floods the mine
tiny delicious cherry tomatoes
 
new category (catastrophic)
remember the equation?
tiny delicious cherry tomatoes
a dead tree more valuable than a living tree
 
remember the equation?
imperfect natural thermometers
a dead tree more valuable than a living tree
the straight physics of this
 
imperfect natural thermometers
take the state of Queensland
the straight physics of this
yes, we make huge quantities of concrete
 
take the state of Queensland
the evil twin
yes, we make huge quantities of concrete
in one of the world’s hottest oil patches
 
the evil twin
looks like a flying triangle
in one of the world’s hottest oil patches
our planet is a bit ‘stretchy’
 
looks like a flying triangle
a certain amount of heat is coming
our planet is a bit ‘stretchy’
sunlight and wind are free
 


 
Note: This is a pantoum with fifteen stanzas of four lines each echoing the figure in Dr Karl’s Little Book of Climate Change that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached around 415 parts per million at the start of 2021.