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Darby Riley

July 7, 2022

Global warming is like nuclear weapons –

both threaten all life but we ignore them.

Meanwhile, we watch Wimbledon.

Humans are like tyrannosaurus rex –

masterful, dominating predators

till our homemade asteroid strikes.

Earth is like other planets around our sun

except here water begets biosphere,

beauty begets consciousness.

Tomorrow can’t be like yesterday

nor like now.  We must open our eyes

to save our home.  When, and how?

Darby Riley, a native San Antonian, has been married to Chris Riley since 1971 and they have three grown children and a granddaughter, age 6. He has hosted a monthly poetry writing workshop for over 25 years. He practices law with his son Charles and is active in the local Sierra Club.