Global Warning: Climate in Crisis: A Life's Lemons and Lemonade Haiku Collection
by Ann Wilmer-LaskyPublish: Nov 15, 2020Book Overview
Mother Nature made me do it! She insisted I tell the world of her unhappiness. I could only comply. I hope she approves of my sincerest attempt to raise awareness of the need to heed the signs with which she is currently inundating us. She is making it loud and clear that, unless we take major steps to appease her and to counteract our flagrant abuse of the limited resources with which we have been so graciously endowed, her beloved planet Earth will become a wasteland on which we cannot exist. “Global Warning: Climate in Crisis” (a Life’s Lemons and Lemonade Haiku Chapbook) contains over two hundred Haiku composed over several years. In it, I attempt to cover most all of Mother Nature’s complaints and my personal feelings about life, the Universe and everything. Besides waxing philosophical about the Universe, I also include some observations on nature, the seasons, and the weather. I end with cautionary offerings about how I see the world rushing headlong to its demise. I have lived a long life and observed much. I know of what I speak. I doubt I shall live long enough to see the world’s end (unless there is a man-made big bang sometime very soon), but some of you just might witness its execution. I hope against hope that the Science-Fiction stories of our needing to migrate to another planet never become reality, because, contrary to popular conception, there is no “Goldilocks Zone” planet out there in the universe waiting to embrace us. The Haiku are not always positive or inspirational. Sometimes they are downright disheartening. They frequently reflect the current state of affairs in the world. That usually means death and disasters. Occasionally they reflect purely my take on the vagaries of existence, and as always, such opinions are my own. I offer all to you as the pen scratchings of an old woman who has lived well past her sell-by date and cares to share what she has learned, unlearned and not learned with her friends. And if you are reading this, I consider you my friend. By the way, I also do not claim to be an expert in Haiku. I even title them and comment on all of my offerings. I simply like the terse format and feel it lends itself to my daily Twitter postings amazingly well. So please, enjoy the content, if not always the form.
