Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Puking Carbon. When I was younger, I travelled wontenly everywhere-- And at a whim, but with good intentions; Spreading carbon waste everywhere. Now that I am (very) older, I am relieved that I am More tied to my bed and the toilet, So that my mostly non-vital travelling Will not add to the horrible carbon pollution That may eventually take us all down-- Oh, that is, except for the plant world ! (Or the cockroaches, Which have survived enumerable changes, Cohabiting perhaps With the horseshoe crabs and trilobites!) Frank Maurer 10 June 2025 0400 Hours.