a logophiles job is
to find ‘better’ words
to specifically fit
‘climate change’ is inaccurate cos
we’ve always had fire floods and famine
‘global warming’ is inadequate as
our [oz] summer was the coldest yet
EW = extreme weather
feels like a better fit
for our wildfires and floods have
become extreme often creating
their own weather patterns as they rage
destroying everything in a major way
lives homes pets livestock and crops
where once a town was affected
it now numbers in the thousands
infrastructures trashed
with dire emotional tolls
inadequate resources
to constantly rebuild
grocery supplies wanning
people are opting out
not sure if that’s by choice
or just disheartened …
our pollies BS
maintaining status quo
idealism vanished
none accountable or transparent
yet there is a viable solution!
the longest [65,000 years] living culture
who survived the ice age
still live in Australia
blessed with ancient oral knowledge
smarter to access their traditions
even white invasion couldn’t obliterate
they are indeed survivors
whose insights we need to seek
would love to hear your thoughts on this subject?
aroused 
Preserve and recycle!! 🙌
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absolutely!
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[…] extreme weather with wild winds and torrential downpours politicians squabbling like corvids wars violence and disharmony […]
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i am with you Kate, extreme weather best describes our earth’s current condition. and I pray that we will finally be able to see the light on this global problem.
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at least our new govt is keen to address the issues, and we must individually do our utmost to preserve and recycle Mich.
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Incredible Kate. I truly agree with your wonderful post! 💖💖
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I agree with you on many points, Kate. These are the two most important ones – use of the term ‘extreme weather’ and the need to call on our First Nations people to inform the way we look after our country, our world.
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you are so right on this one… EW seems a better fit. The cycles of the earth have happened since the beginning. It is ironic to me that we think we can change them by our small actions! it takes a volcano, earthquake or Sunami to alter what is happening. The indigineous peoples all over the earth have much to teach us … if we listen!
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Hi, Kate, I appreciate your powerful verse. And I agree, we need to check with the indigenous among us to determine how to get back on track. Have a lovely weekend! 🌞
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Hi Kate, I am behind and slow getting to this one, I’ve been a busy old plumber, and a extremely busy old poet …. and I haven’t had time to see what the Geelong weather is doing … hopefully fine tonight fine, as I am going to the ‘lowercase’ poetry recital event …our first one for over 2 years …
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Kate, there is much value and accuracy in using “extreme weather.” Here in America, we continue to experience greater frequency and intensity of extremes in our weather.
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Many of the First Nation peoples around the world have passed their history down so accurately…sharing happenings, solutions, deep-heart concerns, their oneness with the land and nature, etc. We would all be wise to listen to them and learn from them.
Nature tries and tries to alert us, too, and we don’t seem to be listening. 😦
A powerful and wise and timely poem, SweetKate! Thank you for sharing it!
Seems the whole world is dealing with extreme weather, getting-along issues, hopelessness, how to meet daily vital needs, etc. This would be THE time to band together as humans, be humane, and put aside those things that really don’t matter and yet seem to divide.
(((HUGS))) 🙂 ❤️
PS…”Earth was created for all of us, not some of us.” – Anthony Douglas Williams ·
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to seek wisdom to those who survived are wisdom in itself. a powerful write.
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The words are unimportant
The facts are there to see
Things are heating up
And it’s not just you and me
Thunderstorms and lightning
Floods from drenching rain
No sooner has it stopped
Than it starts back up again
Next there’ll be no water
We’ll be plunged into a drought
Darling, it’s not difficult
To see what it’s about
There’s too many of us living here
Who all refuse to share
Too many greedy people
Too few of them who care
Some of us are stupid
Some just unaware
But there’s something in the atmosphere
There’s something in the air
I know that you can feel it
The end is coming soon
You don’t need to read the music
To understand the tune
Don’t look for intervention
Don’t look to God. You won’t be saved
But there will be retribution
For the way we’ve all behaved
So you can call it what you want to
Your words all mean the same
For when you are your own creation
You only have yourself to blame
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a masterpiece pops … you really excel at these, thanks heaps!
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I was reminded of this old song created by an old acquaintance many years ago. It just goes to show that during the intervening years (and, my gosh, it’s almost 50 years now) we have learned very little.
The title, quite obviously, but very appropriately, is (was?) It’s Going To Get Worse ….
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There’s been a demonstration
I saw it on TV
It was a classic confrontation
Between students and police
They stoned the Governor General
Got stoned in their turn
A spokesman later ventured
That they’d left no stone unturned
It’s going to get worse
Dying of starvation
I saw it on TV
It upset my digestion
So I could not finish tea
I gave to a collection
Could have given more
If it weren’t for my objection
For poor sustaining poor
It’s going to get worse
Now they’re writing to the papers
That we’re heading for a fall
But they’re running out of paper
So the writings on the wall
And I can’t believe my eye
But there it is in black and white
No way you can avoid it
Heredity curse
May as well enjoy it
Even though it hurts
It’s going to get worse
Things are getting better
So they’d like us to believe
Even though the air
Is near impossible to breath
Land and sea are dying
Real Estate. Technology
What a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive
It’s going to get worse.
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nailed it pops, it’s been an ongoing concern for every generation … except now we can see the evidence mounting daily! It’s no longer just a concern, it’s a real threat 😦
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We should all look to our Indigenous cultures for clues on how to live in harmony with the land. (K)
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‘Climate change’ must have been invented by the fossil fuel agency, because the name suggests no human agency is necessary. I think ‘imminent apocalypse’ might be accurate…
Certainly the wisdom of indigenous people could help, and perhaps even save us now!
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The exact word always is to find to well define the concept, Kate .
Love ❤
Michel
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And I add that knowing the etymology of the words that we use allow a more precise thought. ❤
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Extreme weather is the right term. It’s a warning to us the humans to wake up
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Kate you summed it up accurately. We need to seek wisdom from those who have survived. The ability to adapt has always been our species saving grace. Now we need to accept that many of our “advancements” are at the root of our miseries. Those who fail to adapt will, by the laws of nature, fade away…
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yes and a First Nation people’s always managed to live in harmony so they have a lot to teach!
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Who knows what is going to happen in the future. Every country is facing the same problems. Extreme weather and so many difficult times. Nice poem, Kate.
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I think “extreme weather” describes the situation pretty well, Kate. We have supply chain issues here with a few items always out-of-stock at the grocery store. I have heard predictions that world hunger will be exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which provided about 40% of the world’s wheat, and has been the world’s largest supplier of sunflower oil. These are chaotic times!
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