RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL WARMING
Monsoon
Floods have taken hundreds of lives
In the Kashmir region of Pakistan
In a place that tests your will to survive
A harsh and unforgiving land
The floods trigger the landslides
A torrent of flowing mud
A river of death far and wide
A consequence of the flood
The monsoons visit every year
The people take it in stride
Bury the dead and shed their tears
Rebuild and stand with pride
Each year the rain grows stronger
Each year they bury more
The monsoon season is longer
The flashflood waters roar
This too is global climate change
And yet we hear no warning
It seems the earth is now estranged
In the years of the great warming
