#965896 added September 9, 2019 at 7:08pm Restrictions: None
Requiem for the Tulip
The greedy birds of Wall Street build their nests
in lofty skyscrapers with stone facades
and hang artistic renderings of tulips
by Georgia O'Keefe on their walls
to maintain the pretense
of contact with nature.
The old oak tree drones a haunting requiem.
Their Caterpillars rape our land,
stripping vibrant flowers from the earth,
so concrete slabs and asphalt strips
can displace the green, green grass of home,
while factories spit poisonous phlegm
into our rivers and plastic waste
suffocates our whales.
Ka-ching! The music of cash flow blinds their soul.
The old oak tree drones a haunting requiem.
Tree huggers would have us plant wind turbine orchards
to feed voracious hunger for the energy
which lights our castles and fuels our gizmos.
Political rain muddies the stream of reason.
Will tulips grow in a solar panel garden?
I think not.
Form: The Bop
The Bop is a poetic form that was developed by poet Afaa Michael Weaver.
Number of Lines: 20
Rules:
3 stanzas
Each stanza is followed by a refrain
First stanza is 6 lines long and presents a problem
Second stanza is 8 lines long and explores or expands the problem
Third stanza is 6 lines long and either presents a solution or documents the failed attempt to resolve the problem
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