She cried, “You can’t seduce me with your lies
or convince me of the poison in the skies.
I know this is a liberal driven plot.
You may believe, but, dear sir, I will not.”
For sake of argument I’ll say I’m wrong
although supporting documents are strong,
yet you must see this milieu that we share
would benefit from tender loving care.
If not in interest of our planet’s health
perhaps you will submit that nations’ wealth
is better spent on stopping toxic spew
than cleaning up the messes that ensue.
I beg you to consider what I say.
Perhaps there is a way to meet halfway.
The scarcity of coal and gasolines
to power all our cars and war machines
will force us to discover other ways
to run our universe in future days.
The wealthy nations must control their greed,
not taking more resources than they need.
An austere course will take a firmer spine
to stand up to the forces that malign.
So even if you must dispute the fact,
the possibility of warmth’s impact,
we cannot live in garbage and in waste
and certain lifestyle changes must be faced.
Remember that as long as we debate
the world continues to defoliate.
Author notes
In this double sonnet I have combined all three options using word bank C.
In a list
A contest entry
- † Iron Poet † 3 by Penz.
450 points, ended June 5, 2008, 15 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Very good ...
and very well expressed.
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wow. one question, is this for or aginst the idea of global warming?
Still, amazing how you chalenged yourself. Amazing
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This poem is a dialogue as one person attempts to illuminate the many ways we are causing global warming. I'm sorry if that was not evident in your reading of this poem. That is the reason for the quotation marks in the first stanza. Peace.
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thanks for clearing it up. this is partialy the reason I love AP, you can speak with todays poets and get a feeling for their work. also if you don't understand something, you can ask the poet what they ment.
-Apoetforplsouth
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It's nice that you challenge yourself. Usually using a word bank is hard because you have to put the right words on the right place. In your poem most of these words fell to the right place and I honestly say you did well with this sonnet.
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