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Book 14 Page 22

Economy up / environment down

The economy is up,

The environment is down.

The economy is strong,

But not for long, for the trees and animals are gone.

The environment is low.

And sooner or latter, the economy will follow.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au 16/3/00