Devolution
(A Nursery Rhyme for the 21st Century)

Ten thousand trees crudely hewn in a dell,
Waste-water washing away down a well,
Geneticists coolly mutating a cell,
The Garden of Eden transformed into Hell.



Devolution: (noun) biology - loss of function: The gradual loss of the biological function, specialization, or adaptation of a part of the body over many generations.

and a pretty good album by Devo, if i recall correctly !

and a pretty good rhyme by Joe as well !

excellent. Holly

Good job, Joe. As they say, "to hell in a hand basket".

Marty

The Garden of Eden transformed into Hell.

That's the one that really hurts.


Les

Johnny, Holly, Mary, and Les:

Thanks for your comments. Every once in awhile my ecological muse pays a visit and I can't shake her off until I write at least a couple of lines. Glad you approve.

Joe

joe

this poem says it all for me. well done!

Too true Joe.

JP

Red and JP:

Thanks for reading and commenting...unfortunately it is much too true.

Joe

I'm usually not in to rhyming poems. This one was cool...and sadly, true.

Joe,

Good job...and all too true.

John

Frosty and John:

Thanks for reading and for your comments.

Joe

I like the title and the poem just fulfills the expectations crted by your title. Very brief but rich. Good one Joe!

Thank you, Khalida.

Bump. After all, it is still April and I'm pretty sure Earth Day will soon be forgotten for another year as it usually is.

Joe

Monday, April 29, 2013Monday, April 29, 20134/29/2013April 29, 20134/29/132013-04-2929-Apr-1329 April 2013April 13Apr-134/29/2013 10:38 AM4/29/2013 10:38 AM4/29/2013 10:38:15 AM10:38 AM10:38:26 AM10:3810:38:36 The time it repeats itself

Got to keep it alive, every day, a little at a time, JOe

Indeed.

blunt and true...I like it.