Seven Enviromental Poems & Art Works by T Newfields

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1. Wronggg Song Lament environ mental destructionnn budd balk at making change Deplore the spread ahh poverty budd refuse ta share wealthhh in equitable wayz Condemn rampant violenzzze budd be too busy ta interseed Gripe bout sexism 'n racism budd if asked ta take a stand ahhh shrug yer shoulders & make excuses bout why ahh . . . why ahh . . . yer too buzzzy err ahh . . . und activism is unlikely taahh succeed Invent kountless alibis fer lazzziness Kun yawh let yerrr sell f bekum a hypooo crite this ea silly? Hear the author read this. [452 K /.MP3 file]

Water Cycles - an art work by T Newfields (June 2002)

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Bleu - an art work by T Newfields (Dec. 2000)

2. Like $hell$? under water among sea laver fiddler crabs and trumpet shells feasting on diatoms plankton and kelp this body expanded and became encased in a shell with interiors of delicate peach and lips like watercolors by Georgia O'Keeffe One day a fisherman bagged me then slit me open with a knife after which my casing was packaged shipped and sold as a trinket for people bored to death with their hollow, shell-like lives sea shells sell why worry if profit for some suffering for many compels? why does compassion seem to whisper when the sound of money yells? Hear the author read this poem. [432 K /.MP3 file]

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