already it’s almost too late.
Contaminating and consuming,
wasting and throwing away,
business is simply booming;
resources deplete every day.
Take heed of what we’re doing
before it is far too late,
For the things we are pursuing
will lead to a terrible fate.
The day will soon be dawning,
when the ecology will fail.
So listen to the warning
and don’t let avarice prevail.
Deafened by my own shouting
and saddened by my tears,
because we just go on flouting
and wasting away precious years.
The worlds resources are reducing
and we’re sealing our own fate.
Consider what we’re producing
For already it’s almost too late.
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Submitted by royston on August 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB ACAC ADAD AXAX ACAC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 608 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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