Mauritanian Wall Pattern Let's hope it's not too late to dwell on what most folk probably want this new-ish year.
An end to wars and a proper, stand up fight against climate change and global warming without any baulking and short-term petrochemical profiteering.
It's a fight we're all in together, the main enemy being disinformation and an older generation of climate change deniers.
What’s in Store for 2024?
by
Paul A. Freeman
A new year dawns. Imagine there’s an end
to war, let Jews and Muslims sample peace;
let Russians and Ukrainians suspend
hostilities and UN troops police
an armistice which holds, then climate change
can be addressed by focussing our sight
on fixing Earth, whose seas and skies grow strange
with heat and greenhouse gasses, day and night.
Let global warming’s damage be reversed,
let wind and solar power move from strength
to strength. Let carbon capture blunt the worst
of footprints and reduce their breadth and length.
Improbable? Man’s ingenuity
is only matched by his sanguinity.
END
Below are links to my short-listed story for the National newspaper and for a couple of stories that appeared on the Every Day Fiction site - where you can leave a comment and a rating if you so desire. WARNING - Exodus Mortis is a bit disturbing:
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/short-story-a-day-for-decisiveness
https://everydayfiction.com/oh-christmas-tree-by-paul-a-freeman/
https://everydayfiction.com/exodus-mortis-by-paul-a-freeman/
Happy writing!
An end to wars and a proper, stand up fight against climate change and global warming without any baulking and short-term petrochemical profiteering.
It's a fight we're all in together, the main enemy being disinformation and an older generation of climate change deniers.
What’s in Store for 2024?
by
Paul A. Freeman
A new year dawns. Imagine there’s an end
to war, let Jews and Muslims sample peace;
let Russians and Ukrainians suspend
hostilities and UN troops police
an armistice which holds, then climate change
can be addressed by focussing our sight
on fixing Earth, whose seas and skies grow strange
with heat and greenhouse gasses, day and night.
Let global warming’s damage be reversed,
let wind and solar power move from strength
to strength. Let carbon capture blunt the worst
of footprints and reduce their breadth and length.
Improbable? Man’s ingenuity
is only matched by his sanguinity.
END
Below are links to my short-listed story for the National newspaper and for a couple of stories that appeared on the Every Day Fiction site - where you can leave a comment and a rating if you so desire. WARNING - Exodus Mortis is a bit disturbing:
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/short-story-a-day-for-decisiveness
https://everydayfiction.com/oh-christmas-tree-by-paul-a-freeman/
https://everydayfiction.com/exodus-mortis-by-paul-a-freeman/
Happy writing!
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