Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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We Could Have Listened. What have we done to ourselves? TO OURSELVES? Must we not be cognizant of all The other chaos we have indirectly caused? From the myriad of examples available, Consider the loss of hundreds of young seabirds, Inexperienced with hunting fish, unable to adapt. Our California coastal seas are warming, Due to our neglect half a century ago, The warning from science that this would occur! Now the fish they have hunted for centuries Are moving north to cooler waters Or to deeper depths, out of reach of Starving, young, inexperienced seabirds. As time passes, we will be witnessing The quiet deaths of as many other innocents. Juxtaposed with those are the messages We will hear about the unnecessary suffering Of our own ignorant species, wondering "Why is this happening to me and my family?"' Frank Maurer 25 February 2026 1500 Hours.