by Lori Martin
To save snow leopards (and the planet),
A boy in front of us, about eight,
Chucked a plastic bottle into
the water.
His
mother, blonde and pink-breasted,
Slapped him in the
head and walked on.
We stopped and twittered,
indignant.
The men-folk among us
Scientifically
chucked stones
(ignoring
for the moment the issue of erosion)
Landing
them just past the bottle, mostly.
This
eventually affected its migration
Toward
the shore until Jimmy,
(Who
can't swim but is tallest),
Timorously stretched
out his
hand,
And plucked the offending object
From
the water. "Hurrah!"
After
celebrating our victory
Over
all enemies of Nature,
We put the plastic in the trash,
(No recycling in sight)
And finished our asphalt walk
Saving snow leopards (and the planet.)
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