We’re all shook up in many ways
And no, I don’t mean a dance craze
Another earthquake* – many die:
Indonesian lives awry …
Our planet boldly shows its might
We never know when it will strike
Though humans think they know the score
Dame Nature holds us all in thrall…
This year’s COP** - in tatters
No firm decisions on what matters;
Extensive floods in Pakistan
This crisis is no “also ran”.
Meanwhile in Doha, cool of day
The World Cup teams begin to play:
Surprising win by Ecuador***
Qatar retires with a nil score.
Vast stadium and flood-lit pitch
In sandy desert for the rich
Where politics has other goals
Troubling many sanguine souls …
(c) Poet in the woods 2022
** COP = global climate chance conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
*** 2 - 0
* West Java
