Wednesday, September 27, 2023

It's World Tourism Day - What Will People See?

 

Are we a minimalistic bunch?

Look around you - what do you see?

Houses big enough, yet garages bulging with stuff

The flotsam and jetsam of all those compulsive shopping sprees.

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Garbage cans overflowing

Clutter in all corners and nooks

All kinds of things from gizmos to chotchkes

Sigh, if only they were high music, art, or books.

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And may I point out some of the places people have visited

Such as the Florida Keyes

Where the sea is full of plastic bags

As far as the eye can see.

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We’re a dirty, messy bunch, in more ways than one

We are not civic minded, it’s clear to see

We are not frugal, or minimalistic, or restrained, in any sense of the word

And our generation will leave a shabby legacy.

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