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Conundrum

 

We know the climate is changing;

We know that the atmosphere roasts.

We know too soon many places

Will be fit for no one but ghosts.

 

Yet we demand our holidays

And haggle for more and more stuff;

With regard to our consumption,

Excesses are never enough.

 

We all profess to love nature

And take the environment’s slant,

But we are pursuing lifestyles

Wh...

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